Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] that i could [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In a moment of optimism my wife told me not to worry and pronounced that I could live perfectly well on one lung . |
| 2 | After tearing both my ACL and MCL ( medial collateral ligament ) in a skiing accident last season , I decided to take the latter course and found that I could ski relatively safely with the aid of a brace . |
| 3 | I was so green I did n't know what was behind it and boasted that I could become Judge 's Baby when I got back to the dressing-room . |
| 4 | I debated whether to be sick or not myself , and decided that I could hold out for another half hour . |
| 5 | I was one and felt that I could conquer the world . |
| 6 | I really wanted to identify with him and wished that I could have said that I had been in the Falklands or in Northern Ireland , thereby establishing some sort of link . |