Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [conj] i [vb past] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was still a Mediterranean atmosphere , as I could see as I walked beneath the Spanish arch along the cobbled quayside towards the harbour . |
| 2 | ‘ I preferred the days when we were smaller and I could work when I felt like it . |
| 3 | If I could move as I used to I 'd be running around and dancing in the street . ’ |
| 4 | ( iv ) " I could have if I chose to . " |
| 5 | From " If you want them , there are biscuits " it does not follow that if there are none , you do n't want any , and from " I could have if I chose to " it does not follow that if I did n't choose to do the thing , I was n't able to do it . |
| 6 | He turned his head to stare at me as if he could n't at once comprehend my interest , but then , understanding , said of course I could go if I wanted to . |
| 7 | And when I asked him what would happen if it got known he just smiled and said I could talk if I wanted to . |
| 8 | He said I could talk if I wanted to … ’ |
| 9 | So I think that you could say that I arrived in Jesselton in a mood of pleasurable anticipation . |