Example sentences of "i could [vb infin] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh , if only I could win the first prize ! ’ breathed Angela . |
| 2 | I could wish the first chance that came her way was n't nursing some poor old woman with a weak chest . |
| 3 | I could visualize the first restless stirring among tribes on the steppes of Central Asia , then the terrifying eruption of hordes of unknown people : lurching , creaking wagons , unkempt women and children , squat , slit-eyed men in padded garments , innumerable horses , felt tents , troops of mounted archers forever on the move . |
| 4 | Erm because the report is er quite a long report mainly the er part of the report erm I will pick out the most important comments and if I could take the first part of the report first erm this concerns a new staffing structure between er , newly emerged welfare rights and advice service . |
| 5 | Yes the there are two aspects really to that , one is the length of runway operating er and the other is the surface , erm , if I could take the first one . |