Example sentences of "and i [verb] [pers pn] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's obviously a show , and I mean you could well imagine that in the old days you need horses were really used to do a full day 's work , they did n't have quite such er nice clean tack a as these ones . |
| 2 | and I mean you could a B M er er a top of the range B M W for that . |
| 3 | I want to create beautiful things — and I know I could . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ And I know you could give me lots of good advice on how to make a success of it . |
| 5 | You 're stronger than I am , and I know you could make me do … ’ she lowered her lashes in embarrassment ‘ … things … that I do n't want to do . |
| 6 | ‘ And I wish I could have spared more , for she was worth it . ’ |
| 7 | I mean … well , I mean , I 'm not sorry to leave the school , leave here , but I 'm sorry to leave you , and I wish I could see you again . |
| 8 | Now , thirty years later , I feel a great regret for the father of my first four years , who took me out , and who probably loved me , irresponsibly ( " it 's all right for him ; he does n't have to look after you " ) , and I wish I could tell him now , even though he was , in my sister 's words , a sod , that I 'm sorry for my years of rejection and dislike . |
| 9 | Er and I wish I could give you , you know , a nice clear cut , definite answer but the Sale of Goods Act is rather vague on that point . |
| 10 | I know of only one or two couples who have managed to stay together when one partner has been unfaithful and I wish I could pluck up the courage to ask them how they 've done it . |
| 11 | You 've been very good , and I wish I could explain things , but I must ask you to accept that I ca n't . |
| 12 | I read in the paper about the gales where you are , and I wish I could magic you away and into the warm front room of our house . |
| 13 | Well , thought Spruce , recalling his Methodist boyhood , true enough , and I wish I could do the same right now . |
| 14 | Nearly three months on and I still miss France and I wish I could go back , but I 'm enjoying myself here in Debenham being close to all my friends and family . |
| 15 | He 's proud that Romeo & Juliet introduced children to both Shakespeare and Prokofiev ‘ in a way that makes them think it 's not culture and a bit boring and I wish I could go and watch Neighbours . ’ |
| 16 | This is the most splendid autumn we have had here , and I wish you could have enjoyed it with us . |
| 17 | But of course you do not know — how could you — and I doubt you could imagine , however hard you tried ! ’ |
| 18 | ‘ My colleague and I thought we could stop patients ’ psychotic tendencies by removing the parts of the brain responsible for triggering violence . |
| 19 | It was a great team effort , and I thought we could have scored another two or three . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ And I thought I could make mine by designing and making better products , and selling them to the world , ’ said Mark . |
| 21 | I did n't tell you about this monster because I was afraid you would kill him and I thought I could handle the matter . |
| 22 | Everybody needs to shine at something , and I thought I could box . |
| 23 | She said : ‘ One day I was standing here doing nothing in particular and I thought I could write a book about all that happens . |
| 24 | so and I thought I could just leave him sort of like a message that was subtle enough |
| 25 | And I thought I could be , be bald by fifty ! |
| 26 | Because it was no use to the farmer , there was no water to be seen there , and I thought I could do it with my own garden tools , and so once I 'd removed all the rough brambles and so on and discovered the periphery of the old pond |
| 27 | I said well , you know , and I thought it could be somebody here as well . |
| 28 | That was n't the reason I gave her to David , but because she was a trained dancer and I thought she could help David get the simple steps of the minuet together , because he had difficulty in putting two steps together . |
| 29 | She seemed very nice and I thought she could act and we had a nice rapport , but I said to Sam , ‘ I just feel she 's the wrong type for a guy who 's a teacher in college . |
| 30 | When the draw was announced and I found that I was next to Carl Lewis I thought that it was just brilliant , because we run our races in a similar fashion and I thought he could drag me through . |