Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] i could [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | People would know that I could do the job . |
| 2 | Oddly enough , I found that I could keep the port wing up for a considerable time and , as I lost flying speed and I came nearer and nearer to the Engineering Wing area , the port wing happily stayed in the air until my speed was very low indeed and then gradually — and I did not think of this — one ( and only one ) of the prop blades gently ploughed into the rather soft earth , My port wing was still in the air , and ever so gently we made a beautiful semi-turn to port . |
| 3 | Do n't know if I could do the electric one definitely Guess that 's about whether the I 'd like one of them , one of them and yeah but we do n't know when it can be delivered , so we ca n't do it that early you ca n't say yeah but but er we 'll let you know , well we can so it 's there that 's what we wish , they 'd the bills go and we 'll let you know when you can be the keys can be available for you to put it in . |
| 4 | It er they 'd had a fire there and they wanted to know if I could replace the lock . |
| 5 | Is there any hope that I could have the operation reversed ? |
| 6 | I 'd look better blonde and I assumed that I could wash the colour out before my parents saw : I must have been naive to think that bleach would affect my hair differently from anything else . |
| 7 | Crawled until I could see the arrow only because it was pale against the bark , and knew I was already further away than when I 'd taken the last bearing . |
| 8 | The three weeks that I was in the scheme for — they trained me to see if I could do the job properly , they were able to see what I 'd be like when I was doing the job . |
| 9 | I blurted out , ‘ Doctor Reid , could I try to see if I could stop the disease without using splints or operating ? ’ |
| 10 | I ran to see if I could help the traveller , who was swearing furiously as he pulled himself free of his horse . |
| 11 | After several months on the island , I asked if I could visit the country underneath us . |
| 12 | I asked if I could see the screenplay on which the film was now based . |
| 13 | I asked if I could see the people who 'd brought me in and after a few minutes , Bunny and Rayleen appeared at the bedside . |
| 14 | His face was drawn and I could feel the tension in his hands holding my wrists . |
| 15 | I was just wondering if I could change the timetable of my visit but it is n't important … ’ |
| 16 | I fancied that I could see the lights of Porkkala to the south ; west — for the coast bends south along here — but Signe said that it would be too far away . |
| 17 | ‘ I did n't want to work in a shop or a bank so I wrote to my local radio station , West Sound , asking if I could make the tea . ’ |
| 18 | I was one and felt that I could conquer the world . |
| 19 | I doubt that I could do the job without it . ’ |
| 20 | I thought that I could do the same in sprinting . |
| 21 | ‘ No , I doubt if I could pass the exams . ’ |
| 22 | They have many caring initiatives and erm they 've been to York and they 've erm had marriage seminars er and they do an hel help with parenting er I just wonder if I could give the address of this so if anyone is interested |
| 23 | There is some way to go before I could sign the political union treaty that is before us . |
| 24 | ‘ Goibniu suggested that I could mark the evenings by telling them tales of our travels , ’ Fenella said , remembering . |
| 25 | But they had one in the corner you see and I could see the back leg was gone said to Margaret an said I might as well do something of that , you know , to do up it 's the only one that they had there that wanted really wanted repairing , so the feller said ooh I do n't know he said hang on , I 'll look in the book . |