Example sentences of "i could [vb infin] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Is there anything else I could lay on the shelf ? ’ |
| 2 | I had only to make it to Dover and then I could sleep on the ferry to France . |
| 3 | I mean whether I 'll ever work offshore again 's another thing , but I would like to try going offshore I mean then again I mean I reckon I could work offshore no problem at all , but whether I could sleep on the platform is a completely different matter . |
| 4 | In fact , within a week I could sit on the same chair as the dog with Dawn on my fist . |
| 5 | Do n't look at me like that , it was the best I could do on the spur of the moment . ’ |
| 6 | Supposing that I could stand on the hills surrounding this Castle and send out the Samhailt , the ancient and precious gift bestowed on the Noble Houses of Ireland ? |
| 7 | For instance , when I was first in Britain , I saw all the sights , I could travel on the tube and no-one recognised me . |
| 8 | The occasion was the purchase of a new carpenter 's apron for my father and Mum said that as a special treat , my two sisters and I could travel on the bus , one way . |
| 9 | Yes , if I could comment on the traffic calming . |
| 10 | I asked Mum if I could go on the Pill . |
| 11 | Is there a wood preserver I could use on the wood which would be used for support piling , or will I have to replace it as and when it starts to rot ? |
| 12 | I can be taken in by ambulance and bypass all these delays , but I could die on the way to hospital . |
| 13 | Now , I could count on the thumbs of my right hand the times I 've forgotten myself in a theatre . |
| 14 | At the A227 turn-off I switched off the cassette-player so I could concentrate on the terrain . |
| 15 | I could keep on the flat . ’ |
| 16 | I really must get Dad here ’ — I hissed those two words — ‘ to get me an old car I could drive on the sands . ’ |