Example sentences of "they could [verb] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | If only I was they could lock me up somewhere quiet and take care of me . |
| 2 | At the start of my period of being harassed , I went down to my local law centre to see what help they could give me . |
| 3 | I asked if they could give me something for the pain . |
| 4 | After the vote there was no punishment they could give me anyway , because punishment involved breaking regulations of World Peace . |
| 5 | My legs are wobbling , they could dump me on the lino . |
| 6 | ‘ They told me they could sack me , but I do n't care , ’ she said yesterday . |
| 7 | In fact it works so well that within a few days of installing it friends were asking if they could fax me printed documents that they had always wanted to store on disk . |
| 8 | The housing aid said the only thing they could offer me is bed and breakfast . |
| 9 | I 've gone to the local Council and er unfortunately they 've said to me that I 'd have to go on a waiting list ; the housing aid have said the only thing they could offer me is bed and breakfast which I 'm sorry to say I do n't think is suitable to bring two children up in . |
| 10 | When I asked if they could make me an identical one trimmed with black fur and beading instead , they were horrified but they agreed in the end . ’ |
| 11 | I was nearly chucked out for that , I left before they could chuck me out , actually . |
| 12 | I wanted to cut my hair short , and they allowed it for a while , until they discovered from a ‘ friend ’ that I am a lesbian , and then they tried everything they could to stop me dressing as I used to . |
| 13 | It took me a long time , years rather than months , to relax enough for anyone to feel they could tell me anything . |
| 14 | In my message I told them that I was going to fly close to the control tower to see if they could tell me what was wrong with my port wheel , but again no reply from control . |
| 15 | They 'd decided they could tell me , they could trust me . |
| 16 | Anyway , I dropped , I rang his office and then erm Alistare rang me on the mo I think , I think if Alistare rang me they could tell me that er if I did , or I , no I got the message |
| 17 | I then tried another shareware firm who said they could send me registered copies for £40.50 . |
| 18 | I suppose they could send me out tomorrow |
| 19 | So that I can go through my designs and make quite certain that there is not one collar , not one cuff detail , not the slightest influence that they could accuse me of copying from them . |
| 20 | They could teach me a thing or two . |
| 21 | ‘ I met thousands of people who pretended they could teach me how to do it . |
| 22 | If only they could see me in the office now I 'd turn more than a few heads . |
| 23 | ‘ They could see I was taking it easier on some of the sessions and they told me so . |
| 24 | They could see I loved it . |
| 25 | No way they could see I just wanted to get out of their prison . |
| 26 | I suppose they could see I was in a mild state of shock . |
| 27 | The crane then lowered me down towards the two men underneath me who shouted for me to put my arms out so that they could grab me . |
| 28 | D' you know , they could keep me in here right up until the baby 's born . " |
| 29 | Now la last There 's two people down here last week , they said they could hear me breathing |
| 30 | And he had visitors and so they could hear me singing . |