Example sentences of "i could [vb infin] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bannister , who has hit five goals in eight games , said : ‘ If I get 20 this season then I could earn myself an extension of the contract . ’ |
| 2 | Well yeah , no I 've light bulbs I mean I could make you a list down but it does n't matter I can get that tomorrow Ann I 'll go down tomorrow you know , I 'll be up in time . |
| 3 | ‘ I could make you an offer for it when this is over . |
| 4 | I could make it a fairy-tale instead , if I wanted to , Anyway , It 's the capital of the empire ; a courtier starts a liaison with one of the princesses ; the demands she and the impersonate on his time get to be too much , so he secretly has an android made to impersonate him at the endless court rituals and boring receptions ; nobody notices . |
| 5 | ‘ maybe you and I could make it a bit bigger though . ’ |
| 6 | I could draw you a picture of that . |
| 7 | I could draw you a picture of that . |
| 8 | I ca n't see her in the dark , but from the hushed swell of her breathing I could draw you the map of her body . |
| 9 | I could send you a list of vacancies , and mark any I thought might suit Mrs Ross and which I could vouch for . |
| 10 | ‘ But I could do him a bit of harm . |
| 11 | I could do him no good . |
| 12 | ‘ I could do you a great deal on a Navajo Scorpion . ’ |
| 13 | I could do you an omelette though could n't I ? |
| 14 | but I , I do n't know er whether I could do it an hour or not . |
| 15 | What if I could offer her a proper home , a proper family , with two parents ? |
| 16 | I wonder if I could offer you a cup of coffee in my department within the next couple of minutes ? ’ |
| 17 | I could cook you a bit of bacon in seconds with a microwave . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I could cook you the same food for a quarter of the price . |
| 19 | I could quote you a mile of statistics . |
| 20 | ‘ I could paint you an exact copy , ’ I said gently , ‘ if you admit that you would like it . ’ |
| 21 | Or instead of washing them away down my mythical hillside , I could give them a decent burial in a sod of cancer graveyard , perhaps with a little cross over it . |
| 22 | I could give them the key to Father 's safe and they 'd be so grateful they 'd have a pair of boots made specially for me . |
| 23 | I wish I could give him a post , but I could not pass Lord Bute 's son with decency ’ . |
| 24 | I could give him a message . |
| 25 | On the other hand , if I was on a picket line or somewhere , I could give him a pretty hard old shove without pulled in , I would imagine . |
| 26 | Well yes , I suppose I could give it a try but I do n't want to promise anything . |
| 27 | ‘ I could give you a call next Friday . |
| 28 | I could give you a blow-by-blow account of how England lost to Portugal the other night . |
| 29 | ‘ I thought I could give you a lift , ’ Molland said . |
| 30 | You would like , I daresay , if I could give you a clear and definite policy . |