Example sentences of "i he could " in BNC.
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| 1 | Undeterred by an evasive reply , he told me he could even provide a reliable guide who would conduct me across the border . |
| 2 | When I said I was a feminist he became abrupt , as if his time was precious , and told me he could n't help me . |
| 3 | She told me he could be Prime Minister . ’ |
| 4 | Distraught Christine , of Bell Farm , York , said : ‘ The doctors told me he could die any minute . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ He told me he could n't face the prospect of another divorce , which I understood because my parents split up a few years ago and it was very distressing , ’ she said . |
| 6 | Well , you know , if you had n't been quick and run into me he could have caught up with you . |
| 7 | When we first met he told me he could n't stand rows but I like to talk things over when I feel something 's wrong . |
| 8 | Mr. Ratcliffe told me he could not say that an average person would not be woken by a heavy goods vehicle passing by his window and , to his credit , whilst making the very best of his brief he did not suggest that the present position is not disturbing . |
| 9 | I do n't know what Tod makes of them , except that his glands tell me he could do without any special attention , or any attention at all . |
| 10 | If he really loved me he could n't have sent me away . |
| 11 | Taczek told me he could think of nothing from those times that would have made Mills any sort of target for a KGB assassin — or any other sort of assassin come to that . ’ |
| 12 | Not that I do n't like you , Simon , but you would think if the man goes to all this trouble to rescue me he could at least stay around afterwards . ’ |
| 13 | It was marvellous when he rang , but since I ca n't have him ringing here again , I told him , in a moment of my feelings getting the better of me , that if he does have any message for me he could contact you , and you 'd pass it on . |
| 14 | Well you said to me he could have it he said I 'll have tonight . |
| 15 | You told me he could n't drive cos he was |
| 16 | talking about I mean us six er pe peasants we 've got a landlord , you know , oh shall we go and kill him , he , he 's got all the authority , he 's got armed militia , the works , now to me he could have |
| 17 | And er , he yeah , yeah he told me he could play basket ball it must be right cos he 's got a nice chest and he went what ? |