Example sentences of "[adj] i could [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although during the years I worked there I had the opportunity to meet many people , mainly the farmers who were our principal customers , I can honestly say that my job was the most boring and monotonous I could possibly have had . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm sorry I could n't telephone first . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm sorry I could n't stay longer but it was getting rather boring . ’ |
| 4 | Erm , oh the raffle coffee morning I 'm sorry I could n't come , but I was laid low erm how did it go ? |
| 5 | Sorry I could n't get some basic staples up at the house for your arrival . |
| 6 | ‘ I mean , I 'm sorry I could n't get through to you on Thursday evening , but I did try , and got cut off . |
| 7 | ‘ Sorry I could n't get the vase , ’ she breathed , ‘ did you manage ? ’ |
| 8 | " Sorry I could n't ring . |
| 9 | I 'm sorry I could n't hear everything that the Maxwell people were saying , sitting behind me , you you 've lost their , their voice and you you know , I could n't hear what they were saying . |
| 10 | ‘ Sorry I could n't have been more help . ’ |
| 11 | Ma and Pa Pickering tried to probe , but I was sorry I could n't help them . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm sorry I could n't see you earlier , Inspector , ’ Nicholson said . |
| 13 | I am so sorry I could not revert to the ‘ phone at the very moment you rang on Thursday . |
| 14 | I am sorry I could not help . |
| 15 | Sorry I could not help about your friend . ’ |
| 16 | This was something so endearing I could n't speak for a moment . |
| 17 | Were my feelings not so strong I could not bring myself to say goodbye . ’ |
| 18 | Because my hair is dry I could really see and feel the difference and the fact that it did n't leave a coating or residue on my hair was great for me . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I made it clear I could not comment in case I prejudiced proceedings . ’ |
| 20 | As I had no access to the Swansea accounts during that time , it was clear I could n't have embezzled anything from the company . |
| 21 | I can conduct in front of the mirror , but if I was conducting an orchestra and something went wrong I could not put it back on the rails again . ’ |
| 22 | It was funny I could n't remember . |
| 23 | ‘ I did get some interviews but I would be so paralysed I could n't do myself justice . |
| 24 | On the other hand I 'm afraid I could n't tell you whether Stuart was wearing his medium-dark-grey suit or his dark-dark-grey suit for the ceremony . |
| 25 | When evening came I was afraid I could n't trust her , because I did n't know how much you suspected , what clever questions you might have to get at the truth . ’ |
| 26 | I am afraid I could only manage part of the meal and I cut out the second and third courses completely , and only had gravy and vegetables for the third , but most people at my table went right through the menu ! |
| 27 | ‘ It was so dark I could hardly see where to put my cross on the voting slip — and then I could n't get to the ballot box which was situated in a poky little office . |
| 28 | To be quite honest I could just go to bed . |
| 29 | To be honest I could n't make up my mind about him and I 'd like you to see him yourself . ’ |
| 30 | When I was a boy of fourteen , my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand the old man around . |