Example sentences of "i could [vb infin] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | At the agreed rate of 10¢ per column inch it meant that if I could provide two 25-inch columns per day , which was relatively easy for me , I could earn about $30 per week which was $6 more than I was getting when I gave up the staff job . |
2 | ‘ I could make tomorrow evening for dinner , though . |
3 | A slim attractive girl in jeans hovered near , her pose suggesting I could approach her ; but before I could do so Señora Sanchez accosted me . |
4 | If you , if you like , I could speak now Chair ? |
5 | I tell you , I went up those steps faster than a scalded faggot , propelled by a barbarous diuretic terror on behalf of my exposed rear end The heavy door at the top did n't give until the fifth push , but by then I had turned , and seen the shrugging figures as they retreated into the light , and now I could hear only laughter . |
6 | I could imagine only blackmail . |
7 | I could buy anyway Shel ! |
8 | And in his yellow eyes I could see only hate and evil . |