Example sentences of "[noun] i [vb base] [pron] could [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rev Jim Caterer , vicar of Standish , said : ‘ I never say something is impossible but in this case I wish I could say just that . |
| 2 | Nudge up a bit I mean it could 've been tonight . |
| 3 | And er they happen came along er to tell us about the Aberystwyth trip we went off to Aberystwyth the students gave us a party and he said , Oh I like your meetings I wish I could come here more often . |
| 4 | They bring me dogs bones for the dogs and they like talking to my parrot I wish I could get rid of the bleeding thing though . |
| 5 | ‘ If only there had been a little bit more flexibility on the United States side I think it could have been successfully accomplished . ’ |
| 6 | Erm there 's um ah the origins of the myth that you can catch V D off toilet seats I suppose you could call it . |
| 7 | In the early days I remember we could spend an hour talking round one position . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ From the position of the body I think he could have been sitting on the edge of the bed . |
| 10 | I never saw him again but to this day I wish I could take him to Ibrox and watch the Rangers with him and maybe buy him a half and half pint at one of the Govan pubs . |
| 11 | Heiko Bleher — he 's done things I wish I could find the time to do . |
| 12 | On the whole I think we could say it was one of Joey 's bright young men . ’ |
| 13 | I do n't realise what I look like sometimes until I was exercising , looking in the mirror , god I wish I could remove me chest like , you know , I 'd love to have a , a small chest like |
| 14 | We had our own bedrooms and that was saying quite a bit , because er the , the nurses home had been built er for the er as a sort of war memorial for after the First World War which was one of the most sensible war memorials I think anyone could have er provided . |
| 15 | Yes , I 'd say there was a definite move towards the same kinds of objects , the same kinds of styles and qualities of furniture being found in a wide variety of income groups , areas of the town , different types of houses , a much more over-all feel , really , a move towards classlessness I suppose you could call it . |
| 16 | Now , there are a lot of aspects of Israelite society I would n't identify with , like stoning delinquents , but that is an aspect I think we could learn from , and I do think that the extended family is something I miss , I yearn for . |
| 17 | Oh on the other hand I suppose we could say well we 'll use , we 'll get some and if we run out we 'll use English ones . |
| 18 | Even when people are sitting in the chairs I think I could push them over , and bigger things too , much bigger things than chairs and tables … |
| 19 | Well yeah , no I 've light bulbs I mean I could make you a list down but it does n't matter I can get that tomorrow Ann I 'll go down tomorrow you know , I 'll be up in time . |
| 20 | But there 's so many choices I mean you could have what you wanted . |
| 21 | Erm also the accountant you could 've tried to of got round because you were , you were digging the hole there erm you know where he 's , okay he wants to see the accountant , will this be a good idea I mean you could 've said yeah you know you appreciate that and all the rest of it and you could 've gone more into the tax side of where you , you know , you could 've perhaps er the company could 've benefited by putting some into the pension scheme as opposed erm paying all the taxes maybe you could 've gone in that way . |
| 22 | Lance Corp Zolden , of the Royal Corps of Transport , added : ‘ It is a standing joke that we are the Army 's AA I guess you could say that is true . ’ |
| 23 | Presumably there 's so many songs in your repertoire that you you 've no need really to get a new one er you as artists might want to get a new one but you 've got so many er evergreens I mean you could go on for ever with just the evergreens could n't you ? |