Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] i could [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought we 'd been getting on pretty well but as Father 's Day approached , Joe made it clear that I could n't hope to be any more than just second best |
| 2 | It soon became clear that I could no longer rely on friends for help with everyday chores like shopping and housework when I needed it . |
| 3 | It soon became clear that I could no longer rely on friends for help with everyday chores like shopping and housework when I needed it . |
| 4 | It soon became clear that I could no longer rely on friends for help with everyday chores , like shopping and housework , when I needed it . |
| 5 | I exhibited at the exhibition for several years but abandoned this when it became clear that I could not compete with the accuracy of the machine-made product . |
| 6 | ‘ I was orphaned so I could n't carry on studying . |
| 7 | But when she came up to me after that third seminar I was so shocked and embarrassed that I could barely speak . |
| 8 | Her Edmund ( who lives in Rome ) is more distinguished than I could ever be , and she was never so humble as her Emily . |
| 9 | I am afraid that I could not catch the last part of my hon. Friend 's question , but I agree with him about the importance that he attaches to the single market . |
| 10 | I am afraid that I could not find anything objectionable in his speech or in the regulations . |
| 11 | You know , went to the Esso and I went all wrong and I could n't le , I went down a no en |
| 12 | I may not always be able to offer a Danby or a Holmes ( Holmes is available as I write ) , but I should be considerably embarrassed if I could n't find a good view of the Gorge for a departing new graduate or a returning old one . |
| 13 | We could meet up with them in public and I could n't guarantee not to strangle him on sight . |
| 14 | I knew it was wrong but I could n't stop doing it . |
| 15 | I felt an almost unbearably painful sense of beauty and order — painful because I could not imagine it would prevail . |
| 16 | The roof of the pub was so low that I could not stand upright . |
| 17 | But , although I tried hard , I just could n't … well , I 'm really sorry that I could n't cope with your mother . |
| 18 | ‘ I am sorry that I could not spare you . ’ |
| 19 | After a few days I started to develop backache in the lumbar region so acute that I could hardly move . |
| 20 | I was stricken with a love so vast that I could n't find the edges . |
| 21 | This year they said she was too ‘ far gone ’ and she 'd have to go into hospital if I wanted a holiday ; getting a definite date for that was impossible so I could n't book anything . |
| 22 | I was now so thin , so tubular that I could no longer wear a belt . |
| 23 | I was very dismayed that I could n't enjoy swapping ideas with Brian any more without things turning into a do-or-die debate . |
| 24 | Before my first evening class in English I was no nervous that I could n't eat ! |
| 25 | Yeah , and it was getting a bit dark and I could n't see |
| 26 | I was bored but I could n't read , could n't write , could n't concentrate . |
| 27 | Latin really was impossible as I could n't face a prose , but it was discovered that the Greek papers consisted only of two papers : |
| 28 | But if it came to an argument — well , I looked at Rich and I could n't help myself . |
| 29 | When he spoke his voice was low and I could n't catch what he said . |
| 30 | The sound was so soft that I could only just hear it . |