Example sentences of "i could smell [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She smelt like she had in the garden but with one important difference : I could smell Shelly 's invitation to sex on her . |
| 2 | I could smell sawdust in the cold , damp air and hear the buzz of the freezer . |
| 3 | I heard small noises from the cottage below my window , and I could smell cooking . |
| 4 | Straightaway I could smell toast being made in the little room behind the shop among the scales and ledgers . |
| 5 | Yeah , yesterday I could smell things first time for ages and ages ! |
| 6 | I could smell smoke and hear the most terrible screams . |
| 7 | That really turned my stomach , even if , I mean I remember when I was carrying , when I was carrying the twins , and he used to go out huge things you know , and so much so that if he came home in the night , right , and I was already in bed asleep , I would be able to er , he would wake me in the bedroom cos I could smell smoke on him , but he did n't smoke , but where he 'd been the pub or a night club , I smelt |
| 8 | He said I thought someone was here he said cos I could smell fag smoke . |
| 9 | And erm , one day we had friends round , and I went into the loo it stinks of smoke in here , it was really bizarre , and I , I went , and sort of just thought oh , and then I went in again , and I really did smell , and I thought , this is really odd , and so when I came out here I said , did anyone else smell smoke in the ba in the bathroom , and they said oh yeah , I could smell cigarette smoke , and then , it must have just been upstairs , and it wafted down , and in through ours , cos there was no one else really around . |
| 10 | Then my sense of smell came into play and I could smell motor oil and if I concentrated , I could feel the cloth wrapped tightly around my head . |
| 11 | It is only November , but I could smell snow in the air . |