Example sentences of "[vb past] that i could [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oddly enough , I found that I could keep the port wing up for a considerable time and , as I lost flying speed and I came nearer and nearer to the Engineering Wing area , the port wing happily stayed in the air until my speed was very low indeed and then gradually — and I did not think of this — one ( and only one ) of the prop blades gently ploughed into the rather soft earth , My port wing was still in the air , and ever so gently we made a beautiful semi-turn to port . |
| 2 | Then I realized that I could hear an engine getting louder and the Shogun was bouncing across the Paddock straight towards me . |
| 3 | I 'd look better blonde and I assumed that I could wash the colour out before my parents saw : I must have been naive to think that bleach would affect my hair differently from anything else . |
| 4 | I fancied that I could see the lights of Porkkala to the south ; west — for the coast bends south along here — but Signe said that it would be too far away . |
| 5 | I was one and felt that I could conquer the world . |
| 6 | in my view thrown off without any reasonable excuse , because I felt that I could bring a lot of expertise to the health authority . |
| 7 | I thought that I could do the same in sprinting . |
| 8 | The print , called ‘ Suspense ’ , hung over my parents ' bed and from a very early age I wished that I could have a dog like that — have a look at the picture of my Nip on page 110 . |
| 9 | ‘ Goibniu suggested that I could mark the evenings by telling them tales of our travels , ’ Fenella said , remembering . |