Example sentences of "i could [adv] [verb] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In March , I had a week of sustained psychological warfare with a heron : it would hunch on the garage roof as I left for work , and I could well imagine the thoughts of piscicide running through its reptilian brain . |
| 2 | ‘ Even while I was speaking I realised I could well turn the tables with that . |
| 3 | ‘ I could n't manage the stairs , otherwise I should have got dressed . |
| 4 | I did n't own a pair of binoculars , so I could n't observe the birds as closely as I 'd have wished , but I had something much closer to watch . |
| 5 | Like you , I could n't interpret the paintings in any particular way , and I do n't think we really need to . |
| 6 | I could n't afford the ponies . ’ |
| 7 | Frankly , I could n't afford the fees |
| 8 | I could n't afford the fares into town as well as a reasonable seat for sitting in . |
| 9 | I could n't remember the words . |
| 10 | I could n't fault the descriptions , although I did find it a little irritating to be several paragraphs into each section before the actual route of ascent was revealed . |
| 11 | Perhaps I could have freeclimbed it , but the problem was that I could n't predict the pockets and I would n't have found out until it was too late to avoid a monster fall . |
| 12 | ‘ I could n't get the police . |
| 13 | Unfortunately , I could n't get the pictures to hang correctly in my kitchen , so I decided to improvise and use pots and pans instead . ’ |
| 14 | It only came out a couple of times , and I could n't get the words apart the end where it sounded something like ‘ scores off the bar , F*CK CANTONA , Brian Deane , Brian Deane , Brian Deane ’ . |
| 15 | And a deaf therapist said : ‘ I could n't follow the lectures at all , yet I did n't feel I could keep saying , ‘ I 'm deaf , will you look at me ? ’ ’ |
| 16 | I could n't follow the words , could n't appreciate the tone , light-hearted and reassuring . |
| 17 | If I tried I suspect I 'd find I could n't articulate the words . |
| 18 | I could n't believe the bookies were giving 9/1 for Leeds to win the whole thing on Sat. morning . |
| 19 | I should dearly have liked to know whether they were Europeans or Americans , but I could n't hear the accents . |
| 20 | ‘ I could n't find the words to tell Dorothy , so I said it was a wrong number . |
| 21 | But I could n't find the words . |
| 22 | However of course you may not give your permission , for your words of you know , I could n't find the doors |
| 23 | ‘ I could n't find the kids but just as had to pull out the fire brigade arrived . ’ |
| 24 | I was stricken with a love so vast that I could n't find the edges . |
| 25 | The driver was still in the cab , you see , so I could n't let the tyres down . ’ |
| 26 | I could n't trust the boots , and was hanging on to any hold . |
| 27 | In the sea of pebbles I could n't see the bolts — so much for environmental concerns — but fortunately it was easy climbing . |
| 28 | We were climbing away at a very gentle angle and I could not understand why I could not move the controls . |
| 29 | As I entered the building a chant started up , but I could not catch the words . |
| 30 | ‘ I could not believe the headlines . |