Example sentences of "[noun pl] i could [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | From my experiences in the Occupied Countries I could tell she was starved . |
2 | Perhaps the most useful thing she did was to teach me the language , so that in a few days I could speak it quite well . |
3 | The initial police response was good but after a few days I could see they were getting swamped with other cases and I had to do something . |
4 | But like I mean , I do n't mind the blood or whatever , and if they were doing little things I could handle it but like , like on that op op , operation that woman was having the other day and they cut her open and they just pulled . |
5 | Jesus , there 'd be so many things I could do I do n't even know where to start thinking about them . |
6 | Things I could teach you . ’ |
7 | There are a lot of things I could say I hate . |
8 | When she took off the glasses I could see I 'd overstepped . |
9 | Because you produced it on loose pages I could exhibit it month by month as you organised it . |
10 | We could see the sights , have some fun , and maybe I could think of some ways I could help you . ’ |
11 | If I just take the serviettes I could ask her if they were obtainable . |
12 | Against the farmed land , be damned , I thought , and let drive with all the most forceful arguments I could lay my tongue to . |
13 | So you were — but as soon as they put you in my arms I could see you were no use to me ! ’ |
14 | Now er in the in the An engineer if you 've any engineer friend engineering friends I could explain it all to you but it takes time . |
15 | ‘ And he did n't even have any medals I could send her . ’ |
16 | I did n't quite close the door , and after a few moments I could hear her footsteps walking briskly past . |
17 | All the others I could find I brought here . ’ |
18 | I could do it if I had the face and I had the guts I could do it . |
19 | I did n't know who the guy riding it was , but through my police issue 200 × 6000 macroscopic laser-prism binoculars I could see he was the same guy who had just bopped the doorman in the head . |