Example sentences of "i could [adv] [verb] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could easily write paragraphs in tender praise of that young girl 's pouting lower lip , but the end result would be to make her appear ludicrously deformed . |
| 2 | Perhaps I could just advise members , Chairman , that erm , that the timescale for that would be fairly tight , erm , and my recollection is that when we er , we went out to consultation previously in the sphere of learning disability on an issue that I well you should know , erm , I think there were some thirteen plus consultation meetings required in , in order to , erm , to get a fair spread of , of , of opinion . |
| 3 | I could perhaps mention titles only : technology , choice of technology and the link with the again the unemployment problem ; fields like rural development planning and erm the associated questions of rural industrialization of the balance between town and country , of migration from the country to the town and it 's implications for both country and town . |
| 4 | She emphasised that I could only share rooms with someone Tata would have considered ‘ acceptable ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ Two nights ago my telephone rang , but very softly , and I could only hear whispers . |
| 6 | He said : ‘ Having become heartily sick of my private life myself , I could hardly expect others to take a more charitable view . ’ |
| 7 | As I was unable to see how I could realistically expect students to take responsibility for classes after only six weeks in the School of Education , I decided ( after much self doubt ) to put the students on their first teaching practice in the fourth and fifth years of schools offering our joint GCE O Level/CSE French for Communication syllabus where they would be expected to work with the teachers in a variety of roles . |
| 8 | ‘ If only she 'd clear off into the dower house , ’ she told herself , ‘ I could really improve things here . ’ |
| 9 | My best feature was my big , black eyes ; I could really melt hearts . |
| 10 | Not loving myself I could never love others . |
| 11 | ‘ I 've got a tiny head and I could never find hats to fit . |
| 12 | When I went to Roundhay first I could still see fairies . |
| 13 | ‘ We have n't got that far , ’ smiled Phil , ‘ but I do n't think I could ever leave Tullivers . |
| 14 | I could almost hear voices . |