Example sentences of "but [conj] i could [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So when he told me he had to go back home to Fyn to meet someone , but that I could go with him if I wanted , I gave him an ultimatum . ’ |
| 2 | Well I know that my colleague Joanna Innes wants to comment on this , but if I could answer that immediately , I think there is a question about how you define what the major problem is . |
| 3 | I do n't know how to approach this , but this is me , Sarah , your pathetically vile big sister , not able to find the words , but hoping you can see what I 'm trying to do — what I 'm trying to say — and please , please believe me when I say that I 'm not trying to run away from what I 've done , but if I could change somehow — obliterate — one thing I 've done in my life , one truly awful thing that I have done , it would be this . |
| 4 | Three months is the maximum I can impose as you have never been in jail before , but if I could give you more , I would without hesitation . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I 'll take my coach , Mr Wood , ’ he announced , ‘ but if I could leave the plate and linen here I shall be obliged to you . |
| 6 | but if I could live anywhere in the world it would definitely be London. ! ’ |
| 7 | I 've only done seven Well there 's twenty tapes and I 've got ta do as many as I can , I have n't done half of them yet , but if I could have them over the weekend I 'd be able to do loads more cos I 'm working on Saturday , I 'm going out Saturday , I think |
| 8 | Well , I know you have seen them already , but if I could call them and … ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I decided it was time to say goodbye , but before I could give notice Sam Hall , the Benskin 's area manager , phoned me to say the company was going to turn the Harrow into a managed house . |
| 10 | We greeted each other for the afternoon , but before I could sit down she took hold of the fabric of my kilt and gently fingered it . |
| 11 | But before I could fetch it , he told me to come near him . |
| 12 | But before I could phrase the right remark , the question that would show her I saw no reason why in Conchis 's absence she should maintain the pretending to believe , she stood up . |
| 13 | I began to make my way towards the doors , but before I could reach them , M. Dupont touched my arm . |
| 14 | A slim attractive girl in jeans hovered near , her pose suggesting I could approach her ; but before I could do so Señora Sanchez accosted me . |
| 15 | I drank my coffee and listened while you talked about the Government 's commitment to looking at the quality of life you should be working towards for our people ( or that we should be working towards for your people — I am not quite sure whether your use of the words ‘ we ’ and ‘ our ’ included me or not ) ; but before I could raise the questions that remained in my mind from the night before — let alone my new uncertainty as to what exactly was meant by the expression ‘ the quality of life ’ — a young man had come in and murmured something to you about ‘ the Governor ’ and ‘ the Bank ’ . |
| 16 | But before I could say anything he started to shout at me , saying ‘ Mrs Desai , you ca n't talk back to me or to Mr Diffy or Mr Mike . ’ |
| 17 | I stumbled across the threshold but before I could say anything Mum shouted at me , ‘ Where 'ave yow bin all this time ? |
| 18 | ‘ But before I could say anything I discovered suddenly that I 'd meant nothing to you but an unimportant little romantic adventure , ’ he added bitterly . |
| 19 | But before I could say any more , my dad 's voice came back . |
| 20 | ‘ I stopped just behind you but before I could get out of the car you were well away . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | I was concerned , but as I could see no sign of disease I decided not to interfere . |