Example sentences of "[noun] i could [vb infin] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Brazil is a eventually in Mexico I could become a Mexican , way up to a Mexico , how do we get to a Mexico , jump to a Mexico ! |
| 2 | I moved so quietly I barely stirred the dust , yet now in the English winter I could hear a spectral echo of angry laughter and I thought it was my own . |
| 3 | now if I was to go there and back that 's eighty pence , I mean I could get , for , for that e extra eighty pence I could get a few things in there that are dearer but I mean I like going down the town anyway and just wander and go back but I do get a few more bits in there now than I did . |
| 4 | Through the window I could see a group of men walking away . |
| 5 | From my place on the gallery I could keep a watch on Claire 's door and on what was happening in the hall below . |
| 6 | At the far end of the street , where the beach curved into an arc — and where the water was far enough away from the slops of Main Street — there on my right I could see a grove of coconut palms behind the beach , almost bending over the sand like a canopy as they leaned against the trade winds . |
| 7 | At the entrance to the grounds of the Chateau I could see a few Commandos . |
| 8 | ‘ The minute I walked into the room I could sense an atmosphere of intimacy between you . |
| 9 | Over a hedge I could see a large stone sitting in the middle of the field , basking in the sun like a great toad . |
| 10 | It got incredibly painful , and in bed at night I could hear a munching sound , definitely coming from me , which stopped for a bit if I touched the swelling . |
| 11 | In the centre of the carbonaceous ball I could discern a small whitish marble which seemed to be all that remained of the original vegetable . |
| 12 | In the distance I could see a habited Deaconess clearing away the vessels from the early Communion service . |
| 13 | In the distance I could see a faint light , and I decided to try to reach it . |
| 14 | Looking down towards the Orne I could see a thick mist over the water and patches of mist hanging over the cornfields . |
| 15 | In the candle-light I could see a long table , in the middle of which was a large yellow shape , with hundreds of insects feeding off it . |
| 16 | Through the trees I could see a man pushing a barrow along the drive . |
| 17 | ‘ I would like to think my record will suggest to people I could play a bit , ’ said Carrick . |
| 18 | and I think for four hundred and eighty quid I could get a very nice real computer . |
| 19 | Driving towards the bridge I could see a black plume of smoke . |
| 20 | He knew I worked with Malcolm because he was one of the few teachers I could have a conversation with about something more than homework or football . |
| 21 | At one end of the beach I could see a small cave ; drums of kerosene . |
| 22 | On the beach I could see a number of fallen and decapitated trees . |
| 23 | A chin I could write a prelude about firm and fine over the symphony of your neck . |
| 24 | It was dark and windy outside , and before I went to sleep I could hear a dog growling in the distance . |
| 25 | As I regained my composure I could see a wide grin on the Frenchman 's face . |
| 26 | In my mirror I could see a woman in the car as well . |
| 27 | Dad I could get a piece of paper and you say alright , you 're okay . |
| 28 | There is no way I could draw a living creature with the animal posing in front of me . |
| 29 | There is no way I could draw a living creature with the animal posing in front of me . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm sorry but I 'm afraid there is no way I could take an untrained girl onto my books . |