Example sentences of "i could make [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | I could make no further headway with the landlord so I made enquiries amongst the other customers : a beggar who whined for alms inside the doorway and a greasy-haired knave , but they only repeated what the landlord had said . |
2 | Ten years ago I could make a reasonable job of most Shads ' numbers . |
3 | If I could make a suitable deal … |
4 | But I think I could make a good country record . |
5 | ‘ I have this idea of running a foster home , I think I could make a good job . |
6 | I mean if I could make a general point . |
7 | When I was asked by John Wakeham to join AEA as a part-time member in 1988 , it was clear that it would to help lead a similar re-orientation and I felt I could make a useful contribution . |
8 | I can draw some sides just like I can put I could make a just draw neatly in the teams bi on a big piece of paper that 'll make it look really good , . |
9 | ‘ What did you want me to do , Naomi , tell you to look deep into my eyes so I could make a formal introduction ? ’ |
10 | When Sam Phillips , founder of Sun Records and ‘ creator ’ of Elvis Presley , said , ‘ If I could find a white man who had the Negro sound and the Negro feel , I could make a billion dollars ’ ( quoted in Hopkins 1971 : 66 ) , the twin motivations , artistic and commercial , were not separated or separable . |
11 | No , we 've got them sort of standing up on , on the top of our book shelf I suppose I could make a few lanterns for in here for Christmas . |
12 | I could make a few inspired guesses that the machinery will get , not so much cheaper , although it is getting a bit cheaper , but you 'll get more for the same money — rather like calculators _ they have n't actually got very much cheaper in the last two or three years , but you get more for your fiver . |
13 | I wanted to wait until the pictures were developed and until I could make a written report . ’ |
14 | I could make a fair guess . ’ |
15 | ‘ My lips are not yet unsealed , but if these troubles were over and I could make a full case I guarantee there is not a man that would go into the lobby against us . ’ |
16 | He 'd have to wait two or three hours while Customs ran it across the road to me so I could make a quick video dub for Hurley or his spook friends before they returned the original and let the guy on through to Nicosia . |
17 | You say I could make a veterinary nurse — that 's as maybe , but I 'm sure I 'd never be any good as a vet . ’ |
18 | If things were out in the open — and St Mirren did offer to meet any condition if I would stay — then I could make an honest decision about my future . |
19 | I wish I could make an unconditional ‘ yes ’ to God the way she did . |