Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] i could [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's the point , I mean I could do it . |
| 2 | I mean I could do I think they 're fascinating and important — but I would prefer instead actually to talk about Darwinism Darwin as a biologist , rather than Darwin as a philosopher or as a influencer of morals and religious beliefs and so on . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | But it was I mean I could hear it over the telly . |
| 5 | I realised I could race them keeping them and me fit . |
| 6 | By a miracle I found I could do it : standing upright on the pedals and pedalling with all my might I reached the road , where Nora was waiting for me . |
| 7 | But against all my expectations , the longer he kept away , the more I found I could hack it . |
| 8 | ‘ I asked for it , ’ Flavia said , ‘ the teasing and all , after the way I pretended I could get you a taxi . ’ |
| 9 | I believed I could do it . |
| 10 | I reckoned I could blackmail him into a job . |
| 11 | Now I know I could do it by getting a little deeper into things but can anyone think of a pure MS-DOS way of doing it ? |
| 12 | I know I could do it |
| 13 | I know I could see you writing them anyway . |
| 14 | It 'd take me a while to learn how to drive it , but after I learned that I reckon I could do it . |
| 15 | Erm I I reckon I reckon I could do it in an hour . |
| 16 | I mean I believe I could love him in the other way , his way , now . |
| 17 | He is the most remarkable looking creature I have ever seen , and I believe I could love him very much , and I believe that with him I could forget Fergus . |
| 18 | ‘ I suppose I could do it , ’ says Mr Neasom . |
| 19 | But then again , I suppose I could do it without the though . |
| 20 | Well yes , I suppose I could give it a try but I do n't want to promise anything . |
| 21 | ‘ Hmm , this circle might interfere with any melodious resonances , but I suppose I could give you a rattle each to shake . ’ |
| 22 | I mean I suppose I could contact them and say yeah I 'll take that . |
| 23 | I mean you 've got to try and keep yourself afloat , and then even that 's not going to help you , if nobody comes along and picks you up either , so I mean that But I mean I I did n't Oh well I Suppose I could say I gave up hope a few times but obviously if you s The struggle to survive comes through in the long run , and I mean it 's it 's not easy to give up hope , |
| 24 | I suppose I could let it go for this week , though . ’ |
| 25 | I suppose I could clean it really . |
| 26 | Franca , sweetheart , I bless you , I worship you , you have a great soul , I feel I could serve you as if you were God — ’ |
| 27 | I felt I could whizz it round the country lanes on school runs and trips up to town . |
| 28 | ‘ I felt I could do it better with myself . |
| 29 | He seemed to like me as a person — I felt I could trust him . ’ |
| 30 | Although the piece is set in the ‘ Roaring ‘ 20's ’ , Cy Coleman 's music rarely goes into period style , but instead exploits a cod-operatic vein , going from Puccini to Piaf , with winks and nods in all directions , and superbly served by Madeline Kahn , who has the voice of a sarcastic diva and a vocal presence so strong that I felt I could see her . |