Example sentences of "[noun sg] i could [verb] [pron] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were curtains dangling above my head , and under the frill I could see it was starting to get light . |
| 2 | Even at this distance I could see he was liberally spattered with yellow paint . |
| 3 | ‘ Then suddenly I just could n't take it any longer — the knowledge that the only effect I had on you was sexual , the only way I could influence you was physically , whereas you loved Jones , as I thought ; your relationship with him was emotional … |
| 4 | ‘ When I discovered you 'd be accompanying him to Margrida 's lunch party , I decided that the only way I could handle it was by avoiding you . ’ |
| 5 | The only way I could protect you was to make myself scarce that evening . ’ |