Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | I realized he could not catch them , because they had nearly got to the ship , but I did not wait to see the end of that adventure . |
| 2 | So I realized I could do an act based on what it is like to be me . |
| 3 | I realized I could never become well-educated just by attending old Mrs Wopsle 's evening school , so I asked Mr Wopsle 's cousin Biddy to teach me everything she knew . |
| 4 | ‘ Even while I was speaking I realised I could well turn the tables with that . |
| 5 | ‘ I realised I could influence the situation by saving resources and helping to keep the environment as clean as possible . ’ |
| 6 | I 'd barely finished my prawn cocktail before I realised I could fall for him . ’ |
| 7 | I realised I could no longer pussyfoot around ! |
| 8 | Anyway , I realised I could never find that awful wool in that dreadful dirty mustard colour . |
| 9 | I wanted to touch her and make her better but I realised I could n't do that . |
| 10 | I realised I could help myself and did n't have to be this fat , unhappy child , ’ she says . |
| 11 | I was sure I could cope but the CF clinic people had all gone home by the time I realised I could n't manage — ’ |
| 12 | I realised I could race them keeping them and me fit . |
| 13 | It was n't till the evening when we sat down and talked about it that I realised it could have been quite dangerous . |
| 14 | There 'd been some snow , and erm er he was n't well , and could I if I cared I could look for a work elsewhere , as i it was just impossible for him to pay wages , you see ? |
| 15 | If I strained I could see the world as others did , stereoscopically , but if I relaxed binocular vision would ensue , and while one ‘ eye ’ would remain focused , the other would slide away into the clouded periphery where The Fat Controller and his machinations held sway . |
| 16 | Whenever Mackie was n't actively helping Tremayne she stayed close also to Fiona , and although I tried I could n't dislodge the underlying anxiety in their eyes . |
| 17 | ‘ No matter how hard I tried I could never reach your standards . |
| 18 | He made me a fair offer in the circumstances and I even picked up another two pounds from one of the street traders for Charlie 's huge barrow ; but hard though I tried I could n't find a buyer for Granpa Charlie 's dreadful old nineteenth-century relic . |
| 19 | When I got rid of fear I found we could make friends . |
| 20 | The one I selected guaranteed 10 minutes of power backup , but I found it could run for over 20 minutes before it signalled that it was out of storage capacity . |
| 21 | But I found I could communicate better with men . |
| 22 | I found I could force the steering wheel a quarter of a turn and flex all sorts of things , like the casting for the gearbox mounting . ’ |
| 23 | I decided to approach the Mental Health Unit and once I 'd started visiting there , I found I could work every hour of every day . |
| 24 | I found I could n't do the tarot readings anymore . |
| 25 | It was difficult to make sure I had taken the right things but not too much and I found I could have done with less . |
| 26 | But I found I could just sit down and play by ear . |
| 27 | In the end I found I could n't even live in it . ’ |
| 28 | Eventually , I found I could hang the slide on my index finger and doodle around that way . |
| 29 | ‘ I found I could not afford it so I pulled out , ’ he said . |
| 30 | Having lost my own job , I found I could relate to everything in this honest and moving article . |