Example sentences of "and i could [verb] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 William Huck , 66 , said : ‘ It was about four in the morning and I could feel the windows rattling .
2 And I could see during the week this was , in the mornings you know , say about eight or nine to ten in the morning , and I could see the figures of the ladies there , cleaning the windows in the morning .
3 And I could see the wheels turning
4 I pulled at it , and out came a larva , three quarters of an inch long — and I could see the mouthparts moving …
5 I pulled at it , and out came a larva … and I could see the mouthparts moving . ’
6 and I could read the streams with all the skin
7 ‘ The landing was ablaze and I could hear the soldiers shouting downstairs .
8 It was another still island day and I could hear the sounds of a motorbike and chainsaw on the mainland .
9 Buildings were in flames and I could hear the screams and moans of the trapped and injured .
10 When I looked then at first I could n't see , it was all — you know — black like inside my eyes , but I knew they were open and I could hear the kids yelling — and when I got up he was lying on the sofa , snoring — he must 've just dropped me and let me where I lie- ’ She stopped and Clare sat quietly waiting .
11 And I could take the kids to school and go back I could do that .
12 Of course , well you could stay in bed all day on Friday And I could take the kids to schools and go back
13 I had come a long way ; and I could recognise the signs of travel in others .
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