Example sentences of "i could [vb infin] [verb] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was born in a barn , never knew my father , but was a very goodlooking baby — I could 've won prizes . |
| 2 | I had no idea when we might be going to Dili , so I was unable to time my campaign , to know when to bring it to a climax , to know when I could afford to cool things down , to be nice to her , for I did n't want to be thrown out of the house there and then , did I ? |
| 3 | ‘ I was n't under any pressure so I kept on going , but I could have gone miles faster . |
| 4 | The people I could have done things for … . |
| 5 | I could have got odds of ten to one and made a fortune . |
| 6 | ‘ I could have used nails ’ he explained ‘ but if you get one thick enough it 's a bugger to bend without a vice . |
| 7 | Believe me , if I could have used forceps , I would ! ’ |
| 8 | It was this that had caused the shin injury , pushing me on when I could have taken things more slowly . |