Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] [conj] i could [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , cautious and pragmatic as ever , I realised that before I could take part in the airier abstractions of my chosen profession I needed to confront the nitty-gritty , the hard business of actually selling things , specific products , to industrial customers . |
| 2 | The sun was shining , the water a deep indigo-blue and the air so crystal clear that it seemed as though I could stretch out my hand and touch the gleaming white of Sarmiento far to the south-east in Tierra del Fuego . |
| 3 | It was in a sling and I figured that if I could move it , I could play . ’ |
| 4 | At the agreed rate of 10¢ per column inch it meant that if I could provide two 25-inch columns per day , which was relatively easy for me , I could earn about $30 per week which was $6 more than I was getting when I gave up the staff job . |
| 5 | I felt that if I could get into a regular habit-forming routine then I would be able to keep it up beyond the 30 days . |
| 6 | The instruments those guys use are completely different from guitar and I knew that if I could emulate the phrasing of those instruments then I would be breaking new ground instead of just playing the rock phrases that everybody knows . |
| 7 | Up and up we went and when I could walk no longer he lay me down and covered me with kisses and love bites . |
| 8 | When we were in the meadow opposite the Grotto and Father was talking about Bernadette I felt as though I could see her . |
| 9 | He wears it always , never taking it off , but he said that if I could steal it back without him knowing , then I could keep it . |