Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] i could [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stood very close to me , leaning on the verandah railings , so that I could feel , or imagined I could feel , the warmth of her skin . |
| 2 | ‘ I would never have been a dancer or believed I could do anything if it had not been for him , ’ said Crawford . |
| 3 | In almost anything that happened I could find guilt and apply it to myself . |
| 4 | In the silence that followed I could hear the beer pumps hissing behind the bar at the back of the room . |
| 5 | Anyway , that meant I could have a decent drink and trust to luck not to have to need a lift back . |
| 6 | I went home every weekend for three nights and on Wednesday night , and believed I could blast up the motorway when summoned for the birth . |
| 7 | I was so elated and relieved I could have kissed them , but immediately felt ashamed that I 'd let them see my fear . |
| 8 | As we sat in the garden behind his surf shop and talked I could feel the long grass beneath my feet with a sensual awareness I 'd never experienced before . |
| 9 | Half the racing world had seen me pick up Nolan and knew I could defend myself . |
| 10 | The sun was setting and there were moments when I , too , felt like ‘ stout Cortés ’ and thought I could see the Pacific . |
| 11 | I was disgusted by the whole idea of class and thought I could abolish it by pretending it did n't exist . |
| 12 | I also told him about the new hip and thigh diet and said I could do with some more volunteers to try it out . |
| 13 | And when I asked him what would happen if it got known he just smiled and said I could talk if I wanted to . |
| 14 | And then he looked , when he put it out he looked over to me and said I could see your face Irene . |
| 15 | I felt shy of talking about my feelings with Terry and Tom and wished I could have half an hour alone with Brian . |