Example sentences of "i could [vb infin] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could manage tomorrow after surgery . |
| 2 | And in another light-year or two I was through the word-barrier , and the book had suddenly reached the stage — the wonderful moment to get to — where I could walk right into my imaginary country and see things that I had not consciously created , and listen to people talking and watch them moving , all apparently independent of me . |
| 3 | It was very easy , I could walk up to Ravelston nine holes , walk back in time . |
| 4 | Then I could walk home in daylight , but at bedtime I still searched my room for the murderer , who wore a black leather built-up surgical boot that swung and lurched down thick-pile carpets towards his victims . |
| 5 | said of driving all the way back round to collect them , he said I could walk down to the Jolly Farmers |
| 6 | With my mind working with the speed of desperation , it seemed I would be safest where I was till I could break away in the direction of the bus station . |
| 7 | I could sit here for hours , just looking . |
| 8 | I could talk lengthily about food without longing for it , and at home I could cook meals without tasting and without my mouth watering . |
| 9 | I mean that 's the only thing in here you ca n't put I mean I could do away with me birds and have another single chair standing there , but it shortens your room |
| 10 | I wish I could do more for them . ’ |
| 11 | I could step out between the bars , and a day like this declared every reason for the risk . |
| 12 | In which case , if our relationship was already wrecked beyond repair , I could hold on to the phetam . |
| 13 | I debated whether to be sick or not myself , and decided that I could hold out for another half hour . |
| 14 | ‘ Occasionally it was a bit hairy dealing with new Directors who 'd just come off the course , so I liked to balance things by including a few established stalwarts , like Christopher Barry , whom I could rely on to be very efficient and get shows together on time . |
| 15 | My father went back to stirring the soup , which I could smell now above the cigar smoke . |
| 16 | Being married and having young children , the range of chef 's hours available within contract catering was , of course , attractive ; but the main incentives were the obvious routes by which I could move upwards on joining High Table . ’ |
| 17 | Forty minutes of temptation was as long as I could last out in the cold , biting wind but an invigorating walk in such conditions has to be good for you . |
| 18 | I came over it below the farmhouse and hugged the side wall like I 've seen them do in the movies until I could peer round into the farmyard . |
| 19 | ‘ If I could end up with the Olympic , world , European and Commonwealth golds , I reckon that might make even Carl blink . |
| 20 | I 've always been a worker yet there is a part of me that feels I could end up like that , too . |
| 21 | I could speak freely to different people — rich and poor , young and old . |
| 22 | I knew almost no one , and because of the language barrier I could speak freely with few people . |
| 23 | I could stand here for hours on end |
| 24 | I said I would be delighted to join them if I could wake up in time ( which I doubted ) , I said not to wait for me , and they promised they would n't . |
| 25 | Oh a long time , er , matter of years really before I could settle down at , as I say to me it was roots |
| 26 | I could tell immediately by the look on his face that he knew about Granny , for news travelled fast in our district and nothing was secret for long . |
| 27 | The social workers told me I would like the home and that I could stay on at my old school and still have the same friends . |
| 28 | It was at this moment that I decided I must learn to dance , so that I could stay on at the pensione instead of roaming about . |
| 29 | ‘ Perhaps I could stay here for a day or two , ’ she said . |
| 30 | ‘ I could stay here till then ? ’ |