Example sentences of "[coord] i could " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Or I could pretend to be someone else . ’ |
| 2 | I could have my own contributions returned or I could leave my pension where it was and draw it at the age of sixty-five . |
| 3 | ‘ Or I could simply beat you until the blood runs . |
| 4 | I could do what was expected of me by the crowd , or I could do what he trusted me to do . |
| 5 | Or I could decide to be supremely inconsiderate and have my baby at home . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , such is human weakness and the pull of gluttony that when no one was about , or I could ride the chiding of my family , I would creep into the kitchen , cut a slice of butter and then find a crumb or two to go with it . |
| 7 | As neither Marcella or I could sing we spoke along to the music in what we felt , somehow , was Good Old Cabaret Style … |
| 8 | At this point in the proceedings I was offered a choice ; either I would have to undergo a major operation , knowing that the surgeon did not know what was wrong , or I could go into a residential physiotherapy hospital , Farnhan Park , one of the largest of its kind in England . |
| 9 | I , however , could only be a nun like my aunt or I could be like my Mam . |
| 10 | I could have done that or I could have done the instrumental album . |
| 11 | Spike proved to be a bad thing , as you or I could have told her . |
| 12 | I could stay in the house and be marked as frightened , or I could do battle with the elements , making my way to the family as usual . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's a damn good job you do n't , laddie , or I could see you being hauled up before the old man . ’ |
| 14 | Or I could have lychees . |
| 15 | Or I could go and live in Italy . ’ |
| 16 | I could put it into Event , or I could give it to you for Time Out … |
| 17 | I decided to keep a rowing boat near our rooms , so that Herbert or I could row up and down the river , as far as Clara 's house . |
| 18 | ROS : Or I could lick yours , of course . |
| 19 | Or I could have been a bit less awkward , and said , you just give me the positive one . |
| 20 | Or I could tell the story behind the papers , a chronology in which I described the sequence of experiments as we actually conducted them . |
| 21 | Flying from London to Los Angeles I could make New York a genuine intermediate target by taking a stop-over or I could simply score the halfway mark on the total journey . |
| 22 | Or I could carry you . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Hardly , or I could have asked it over the telephone , and avoided imposing upon you . |
| 24 | According to the information on the disk , the price was $7.95 or I could get another two included for $20 . |
| 25 | Or I could just stuff them down that wrinkled old gullet . |
| 26 | Or I could emulate |
| 27 | I could help these lunatics or I could fight them on behalf of Stok ; neither of those ideas appealed to me . |
| 28 | Fix it up for me to fly from there if it suits or I could carry on by train . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I ca n't do it ! ’ she had to tell her , and , when her sister 's look suddenly became hostile , ‘ I 'm sure if you wrote to Mr Gajdusek , or phoned him — or I could do it for you , ’ she volunteered hastily , not wanting to be bad friends with her , now of all times . |
| 30 | Charlie had left me with only two choices : I could try to run the baker 's shop myself and give up any thought of taking a degree , or I could sell out to the highest bidder . |