Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] i could [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could help these lunatics or I could fight them on behalf of Stok ; neither of those ideas appealed to me . |
| 2 | As neither Marcella or I could sing we spoke along to the music in what we felt , somehow , was Good Old Cabaret Style … |
| 3 | The main light was behind him , but I could still see the shadows on his face ; they were more marked than ever , and I had the foolish illusion that I could remove them by stroking them with the tips of my fingers . |
| 4 | We were in opposite camps , and he could no more appreciate my line of reasoning than I could see his point of view , and finally we parted . |
| 5 | ‘ I left the car in Parson 's Green and came in by Underground so I could hold your hand all the way back . ’ |
| 6 | I took that as an indication that I could play him every match . |
| 7 | You say they 've got some sort of guidance , perhaps through the Magistrates ' Association , or maybe through some local starting point tariff if I could put it that way . |
| 8 | So this song sort of sprang to mind and I could hear it as I wanted it to be and I could also hear a few little modifications that would suit their purposes , too . |
| 9 | I pushed my hand into the mouth and I could feel it all right . |
| 10 | You see what you could do , is you could go on the Friday and I could pick you up Saturday evening . |
| 11 | I would like green eyes if I could have them but it 's just a passing thought , not a real obsession . |
| 12 | ‘ Well , do you think you could skip a Saturday and I could pick you up somewhere , then we could take a run out into the country , across into Northumberland , beyond Hexham way ; it 's wild and wonderful up there . |
| 13 | I know that Eric was interested in seeing a panzer division on the move and being so close to the enemy but I could see him getting paler and paler , probably at the thought of what would happen if we were stopped . |
| 14 | So Herbie did n't try and jump in the car before I could lift him and trying to get Audrey in with her stiff leg . |
| 15 | Richard was out of the car before I could open my door . |
| 16 | ‘ Neither Connie nor I could touch it . |
| 17 | I have no idea what I shall be doing even this time next year ; I have n't any achievements or even firm plans that I could offer you . |
| 18 | ‘ I 've been told by my superiors that I could use it in the same way that I would to prosecute anyone found mistreating a dog . |
| 19 | ‘ I wanted a sport where I could give my all , ’ he told ACCOUNTANCY . |
| 20 | She was the first athlete that I could identify myself with ; she was always in the news . |
| 21 | With the TV cameras there , Julian Wilson asked Mr Webber if I could pop her over the fence . |
| 22 | By then I was on my feet and I could see her face , the cheeks marked by the slaps he had given her , the eyes showing signs of intelligence again . |
| 23 | Right below the press box he tried to get past Tambay and I could swear his wheels were n't more than inches from the pit-wall as he tried , and failed , to get by . |
| 24 | Hearn said : ‘ What happens next depends on what is said by Nigel — he 's in breach of contract and I could fine him , although I do n't like that . ’ |
| 25 | As we 're so poor , it would be an advantage if I could marry someone with money . " |
| 26 | Oh that 's erm ah yes , I should try to use the calculator if I could find it on the machine ! |
| 27 | Dholuo was the language and I knew I was an encumbrance until I could make myself understood . |
| 28 | ‘ I knew that there was always the danger that I could lose my sight , but I really thought it only happened later in life , ’ says Philippa . |
| 29 | He was quite determined that I was going to try and escape , and followed so close behind me on the railway stations that I could smell his breath . |
| 30 | When I did Nurse Ratchett in One Flew Over The Cuckoo 's Nest up in Manchester I read the novel and found a speech in the book that was really wonderful on the character and I asked the director if I could read it for him . |