Example sentences of "[am/are] [adj] i could " in BNC.

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1 I am sorry I could not help .
2 I am afraid I could only manage part of the meal and I cut out the second and third courses completely , and only had gravy and vegetables for the third , but most people at my table went right through the menu !
3 You 're all having arguments about that , you all go to the pictures , an early showing , you go home , bung a Marks and Spencer 's meal into the oven , they 're great I could live on it , O K , just bung it into the oven , pull out the cork , then you sit down , wind down the week , couple of sherbets , maybe a glass of brandy , one o'clock in the morning , here we come , and all the rest of it , sort the world out , Friday night , wind down , enjoy the weekend .
4 These are all I could get .
5 With a companion I am sure I could have doubled the catch .
6 ‘ I am sure I could have done it better .
7 ‘ There are many things I am sure I could say , Mr Thabane , ’ I said .
8 I am sure I could sting this town 's senile pensioners for a couple of quid , by selling them the old tea hut as firewood .
9 I am sure I could smell the sea .
10 ‘ I am sure I could have finished my career at Ayresome Park .
11 ‘ I 'm sorry I could n't telephone first . ’
12 ‘ I 'm sorry I could n't see you earlier , Inspector , ’ Nicholson said .
13 ‘ I 'm sorry I could n't stay longer but it was getting rather boring . ’
14 ‘ I mean , I 'm sorry I could n't get through to you on Thursday evening , but I did try , and got cut off .
15 No I 'm s no I 'm sorry I could n't er .
16 I 'm sorry I could n't hear everything that the Maxwell people were saying , sitting behind me , you you 've lost their , their voice and you you know , I could n't hear what they were saying .
17 Erm , oh the raffle coffee morning I 'm sorry I could n't come , but I was laid low erm how did it go ?
18 On the other hand I 'm afraid I could n't tell you whether Stuart was wearing his medium-dark-grey suit or his dark-dark-grey suit for the ceremony .
19 you see I , that 's where I 'm different I could never ever do something like that to anyone .
20 I 'm glad I could help .
21 And I 'm glad I could n't .
22 ‘ I 'm sure I could get used to it though .
23 ‘ I 'm sure I could interest you in something better than Franco 's usual offering . ’
24 I 've never been in one but I 've read so much about how to do it I 'm sure I could manage it . ’
25 Someone enquired as to the price of the SB305 whilst I was playing it ; to their great surprise I told them £395 , but I 'm sure I could have put a ‘ 1 ’ in front of that figure and it would n't have raised an eyebrow .
26 I 'm sure I could , ’ I blearily replied .
27 I 'M SURE I COULD .
28 And he said but the way I 'd like to do it , he says I I 'd love to fight it again , with er with you as me agent , instead of , I 'm sure I could win it .
29 Carl is 15 months now , and he 's fine , so I 'm sure I could cope with another baby .
30 " I 'm sure I could show you how to fold up a map , " said Richard , " it 's not at all difficult once you get the hang of it . "
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