Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] i could [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could help these lunatics or I could fight them on behalf of Stok ; neither of those ideas appealed to me . |
| 2 | As neither Marcella or I could sing we spoke along to the music in what we felt , somehow , was Good Old Cabaret Style … |
| 3 | The main light was behind him , but I could still see the shadows on his face ; they were more marked than ever , and I had the foolish illusion that I could remove them by stroking them with the tips of my fingers . |
| 4 | That is why I said I would ‘ seek to agree ’ with the Chancellor : there is little by way of logical leverage that I could bring to bear upon them . |
| 5 | They came up with a far better deal than I could have got on my own . ’ |
| 6 | Moldan , whose name was on the StB register although he had not been an agent , admitted to meeting with StB agents but declared that " in the conditions in Czechoslovakia at that time it never crossed by mind that I could refuse " . |
| 7 | ‘ It crossed my mind that I could push open the door and drop the dinghy myself , but I soon realised that the workload would be far too heavy , flying as low as intended for the drop . |
| 8 | We were in opposite camps , and he could no more appreciate my line of reasoning than I could see his point of view , and finally we parted . |
| 9 | ‘ I left the car in Parson 's Green and came in by Underground so I could hold your hand all the way back . ’ |
| 10 | I managed to wriggle my hands out of the tape so I could pull down the gag , poke my head out of the sack and breathe more freely . |
| 11 | I took that as an indication that I could play him every match . |
| 12 | I read all the books that I could find . |
| 13 | I began to read all the books that I could find about electricity and its terrible power . |
| 14 | I day-dreamed that I could do the same and we would sit together unashamed in the afternoon sun . |
| 15 | The next decision was to find an instrument that I could learn quickly . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've had doubts that I could play at this level but I 've had great support from everyone . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ What did you want me to do , Naomi , tell you to look deep into my eyes so I could make a formal introduction ? ’ |
| 18 | Soon I 'll have enough money for a really powerful crossbow , and that I 'm certainly looking forward to ; it 'll help make up for the fact that I 've never been able to persuade my father to buy a rifle or a shotgun that I could use sometimes . |
| 19 | You say they 've got some sort of guidance , perhaps through the Magistrates ' Association , or maybe through some local starting point tariff if I could put it that way . |
| 20 | I called on you earlier but there was no reply and I could see the place was in darkness . |
| 21 | So this song sort of sprang to mind and I could hear it as I wanted it to be and I could also hear a few little modifications that would suit their purposes , too . |
| 22 | As soon as I had read this , I asked Mr Edgar if I could take a message from him to his sister . |
| 23 | The following morning I worked as usual and then asked Kathleen if I could have a couple of days off . |
| 24 | I pushed my hand into the mouth and I could feel it all right . |
| 25 | When we had the gales a couple of years ago , I was in the kitchen making a cup of tea and I could hear all this glass smashing , and I went ooh what 's going on , and the wind whistled across the field , it 's all open field |
| 26 | You see what you could do , is you could go on the Friday and I could pick you up Saturday evening . |
| 27 | Of course , well you could stay in bed all day on Friday And I could take the kids to schools and go back |
| 28 | It would be sitting at the pictures if I could have the money to do it fill time . |
| 29 | He loosened his scarf when he got into the car and I could see the collar of his overalls under the coat . |
| 30 | Erm so on that one that 's , that 's you did n't use any slang , the belief in the way you asked I think that came out , I was trying to be a prospective client rather than be the trainer cos I could see that Mike was uncomfortable and I was trying to , well okay , how , how would I well I think yeah there was a belief that you had there , I think he was er reasonably attentive , Mike , to your response ? |