Example sentences of "i could [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I could undo the feet and put socks on her . |
| 2 | I could substantiate the information that Mr. Docherty gave me through contact with the West Yorkshire metropolitan police . |
| 3 | I could set the man trap at dusk and let the police interview him in the morning . ’ |
| 4 | I could set the wine glasses also , Emil said . |
| 5 | It meant I would n't be perceived as another girl singer — and I could set the look and feel and energy of what I was about . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ No , I doubt if I could pass the exams . ’ |
| 7 | He said , ‘ I could pass the money to them . |
| 8 | Out of the drone of insect life around us I could distinguish the sound of an aeroplane engine . |
| 9 | ‘ I realised I could influence the situation by saving resources and helping to keep the environment as clean as possible . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ You know , Sapt , ’ I said sadly , ‘ I could marry the Princess and let my people kill Duke Michael — and the King . ’ |
| 11 | With tracing paper overlays I could measure the paddle shaft angle during the stroke in each photograph ( Fig 3 ) . |
| 12 | Then I could measure the speed of the wind inside me and know where on the scale I was in general located . |
| 13 | Since John 's abduction I had kept a diary , hoping somehow that I could capture the time John was missing , to keep things from fading so that I could share them with him when he came back . |
| 14 | ‘ I did n't want to work in a shop or a bank so I wrote to my local radio station , West Sound , asking if I could make the tea . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ But I could make the aeroplane . |
| 16 | I got involved because his family live some way away and they asked me if I could make the arrangements , sort things out until they got there . |
| 17 | There was no definable shape to the bulge yet — in fact , I could make the bulge nonexistent by drawing in my muscles . |
| 18 | Whilst I was not physically built as an athlete , I found by hard training I could make the track and cross-country teams . |
| 19 | Thus equipped I could watch the films in comfort , switching from one screen to the other . |
| 20 | Most of my friends collapsed thankfully on to their beds , but I slunk down the long flights of stone stairs and took up a position in the foyer where I could watch the front door . |
| 21 | ‘ Now I feel I could watch the game again , ’ he said when Connon finished . |
| 22 | So , I mean , they was trying to come up one day so I could watch the telly and I really needed to . |
| 23 | But the final thing that happened , if I could draw the point , Chair , is that in the , in the report on the budget strategy ninety four , five , the Policy and Resources Committee on Friday , paragraph thirty five says no provision has been made for the Council 's contributions into the European objective five B programme , much of this will be , but some hundred and twenty five thousand pounds of revenue spending per annum is likely to be , is likely to required to match European and other partners ' contributions . |
| 24 | I , I could summize the sporting facilities for the pensioners . |
| 25 | But Graham won , so I could pay the wages from the prize money . |
| 26 | I 'd dearly love to go back to my real home , but er unfortunately there 's no way I could pay the mortgage on it . |
| 27 | ‘ If I blast an enhancer that size , ’ he muttered , ‘ I could blow the whole Caribbean off the map . |
| 28 | No , no , I could fix the bike back , where 's the lock to the bike , what 's the matter , I want to play football , I want to play , where 's me football kit , he wanted me to say your dad said you 're not allowed to play football because it 's too late and dark coming in . |
| 29 | Firstly , er , I could assure the committee that the working party on provision of secondary and primary places which is published by the education committee , is taking the auditor 's report very seriously , and has been through it in detail , and has er , drawn up a programme of , of analysis , erm , over the next few months , very much taking into account the district auditor 's comments . |
| 30 | ‘ Together you and I could generate the power of aquavit , I believe . |