Example sentences of "i could [verb] [prep] nothing " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was Raven Maize , a mysterious man with ‘ Together Forever ’ , a club hit in '89 , and far more soulful than the pristine work he offers at the moment : ‘ In those days I could record for nothing . |
| 2 | I could think of nothing except going to London and finding my way among its tall buildings studded with lights . |
| 3 | I glanced at her , trying to hide my embarrassment with a swift and flippant response , but I could think of nothing to say and so I looked back at the binnacle , then up to the long moon-burnished sea ahead . |
| 4 | I could think of nothing to say to that , so I said nothing . |
| 5 | We talked of England : and my host was so inspiring in his eloquence on the subject of what England might have achieved in friendship with Germany that , as I looked out on the twilight enshrouding the Kurfiarstendamm I could think of nothing to say but Marlowe 's famous lines : |
| 6 | I could think of nothing better to say than ‘ I 'm glad you think so , Joe . ’ |
| 7 | I could think of nothing , and Syl was busy with trifle , so I glanced , as bidden , out of the window . |
| 8 | I could think of nothing else . |
| 9 | We nearly died today , and I could think of nothing I 'd rather do than exult in life by taking you to bed . |
| 10 | I could wish for nothing more ( unless , of course , his daughter followed , bearing a Toshiba lap-top computer , and skipped down the hill to school ) . |