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 | With a companion I am sure I could have doubled the catch . |
| 5 | ‘ I am sure I could have done it better . |
| 6 | ‘ There are many things I am sure I could say , Mr Thabane , ’ I said . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I am sure I could smell the sea . |
| 9 | ‘ I am sure I could have finished my career at Ayresome Park . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm sorry I could n't telephone first . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm sorry I could n't see you earlier , Inspector , ’ Nicholson said . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm sorry I could n't stay longer but it was getting rather boring . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I mean , I 'm sorry I could n't get through to you on Thursday evening , but I did try , and got cut off . |
| 14 | No I 'm s no I 'm sorry I could n't er . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Erm , oh the raffle coffee morning I 'm sorry I could n't come , but I was laid low erm how did it go ? |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | you see I , that 's where I 'm different I could never ever do something like that to anyone . |
| 19 | I 'm glad I could help . |
| 20 | And I 'm glad I could n't . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm sure I could get used to it though . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm sure I could interest you in something better than Franco 's usual offering . ’ |
| 23 | I 've never been in one but I 've read so much about how to do it I 'm sure I could manage it . ’ |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | I 'm sure I could , ’ I blearily replied . |
| 26 | I 'M SURE I COULD . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Carl is 15 months now , and he 's fine , so I 'm sure I could cope with another baby . |
| 29 | " 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 . " |
| 30 | I 'm sure I could . |