Example sentences of "the [adj] thing i could [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I went on a submarine trip when I was 16 , and it was the greatest thing I could imagine then to serve my country in a submarine . |
| 2 | It 's the hardest thing I could ask you to do . ’ |
| 3 | Even if I could make an impression it 'd be the worst thing I could do . |
| 4 | He said : ‘ I signed for Palace on Friday the 13th ( of September ) last year — which was the worst thing I could have done . |
| 5 | Mr Hobbs said , ‘ It was the only thing I could think of . |
| 6 | I thought for a while and said that the only thing I could think of was that the British government did not — although it would have been slow to admit it — at that moment cut much ice with the South African government , but the United States government cut considerable ice . |
| 7 | : I did the only thing I could think of , and retired to bed ; if I was to be a blade of grass doomed to be trampled flat , then I might as well accept it and lie down . |
| 8 | I could n't stand the thought of him seeing anyone else and so I did the only thing I could think of : I decided to spy on him . |
| 9 | It was the only thing I could think of to get and keep you close to me — close enough for the attraction to grow . ’ |
| 10 | The only thing I could think of |
| 11 | The only thing I could step up while waiting for that next visit to the X-ray department was my visualization . |
| 12 | The only thing I could do was sit outside his house on the doorstep . |
| 13 | The only thing I could do was discuss with her yet again the best way to express our case . |
| 14 | The only thing I could do well was cook . |
| 15 | " Yes , I do , " says the shepherd , " but the only thing I could do to express my love for Him has been taken away from me . " |
| 16 | I decided I was a very stupid fool not to at least paint as I wanted to and say what I wanted to when I painted as that seemed to be the only thing I could do that did n't concern anybody but myself — that was nobody 's business but my own . |
| 17 | The only thing I could do I mean at the same time I 'm saying O K I 'll go in to do it this way , would be to actually say , sod this for a lark , instead of doing erm totally private thing , gon na set up a private limited company to issue cheques . |
| 18 | I think , the only thing I could add is that you 've got twelve months in which to restart the payments . |
| 19 | The only thing I could put it down to was his father was a big Mason and he was Freemason on the Bench . |
| 20 | This exercise book was , along with my diary , the only thing I could call my own . |
| 21 | I remember lying in bed and the only thing I could see was the dim glow of the light bulb on the ceiling . |
| 22 | and I was so disappointed , because it was the only thing I could play . |
| 23 | Aunt Kit said that the best thing I could do initially was to train as a teacher . |
| 24 | Once again DEFECT is the best thing I could have done . |