Example sentences of "i could [adv] [vb infin] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd been lying on my bed , thinking of you , and suddenly I could n't bear it a moment longer and jumped off the bed intending to phone you — and there you were , looking half drowned and so nervous I was afraid to put a foot wrong . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I could n't tell you the regiment , but there is a lieutenant of that name staying here . |
| 3 | But one one time one man put up and I do n't know the reason why and I could n't tell you the year but his name was er the Honour somebody . |
| 4 | He used to go to a lotta places er that as knocked down or , well I could n't tell you the kind of job , but often there was some locks on the premises was er , perhaps needed repair or he wanted them to be in before he could leave the job and say here you are , that 's the job done . |
| 5 | ‘ I could n't tell you the truth , Ruth . |
| 6 | I I could n't tell you the exact number but it was over a hundred shops in Edinburgh . |
| 7 | And he said , it 's most unlike me , as you probably know , but he said I could n't tell you the last time I had time off work , but he said , I have n't been into the office since th cos I 've been feeling really bad ! |
| 8 | I could n't face it a second time . |
| 9 | Er but I said I could n't give him a definite quote for a price , because I would n't have the Committee . |
| 10 | It 's ba , yes , I I could n't give you an answer , because I I I |
| 11 | I could n't imagine what the others were used for . |
| 12 | Erm n I as I say I could n't see her the bed it was it was a duvet and . |
| 13 | She was n't doing anything interesting at all so I could n't see what the fascination was . |
| 14 | ‘ I could n't see him the room was full with smoke . |
| 15 | ‘ What about your lean old arse — I could n't call it a bum in all conscience — grinding away on the saddle of your bike ? ’ |
| 16 | I told the hon. Gentleman that I could not give him the information for which he asked until October , when the 1991 population figures would become available . |
| 17 | He said : ‘ The supporters know I have always spoken to them in honesty and when I could not give them the truth I have kept my mouth shut . |
| 18 | I could barely remember what a bed looked like . |
| 19 | ‘ Clem spirited her off before I could even get her a drink . ’ |
| 20 | Okay if I could just give you a brief , a small diagram , okay |
| 21 | Yes , if I could just extend it a little . |
| 22 | I could just see it a local farmer coming out with his gun |
| 23 | I could probably give you the best idea by saying that I conducted most of my tests at an output rating of only 8 watts per channel and that there was sufficient volume to overwhelm a large mammal . |
| 24 | If if we were walking down there now I think I could probably give you the er exact place where it was because I 've got a young memory of going in there , we used to er walk around the the you see . |
| 25 | Thomas paused , as if having second thoughts , then said , ‘ I do n't know what the fuck you 're doing down there , I do n't know what 's going on , and I do n't really know why I 'm offering this , but I could probably get you a gun , if you 'd feel — I do n't know — safer , or whatever . ’ |
| 26 | But as he had , I could only give him the answer he needed , without knowing for sure whether it was true or not . |
| 27 | erm , she made me bend my head and I could only bend it a little way and she could see the spasms |
| 28 | As for equipment I could hardly get him a free set of clubs , let alone any fees . |
| 29 | I could never cook myself a meal , even with such complete mod. cons , and Hellen , who helped me arrange the furniture , pictures and scrolls , would tease me as ‘ the eternal bachelor ’ who could not fry an egg or boil water without burning it . |
| 30 | I think if I could ever call anyone a role model , for me it would be someone from both categories — Madonna for her strength of character and Joni Mitchell for her musicianship , and her lyrics are bloody great . ’ |