Example sentences of "[subord] he could [adv] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some younger son from among Leicester 's tenants , placed by a dutiful father where he could readily get advancement . |
| 2 | Back in Ockleton 's rooms at Breakspear , seated by a roaring fire and sipping finer port than he could ever recall tasting , he had asked Ockleton to explain his reaction earlier to Harry 's revelation that Alan Dysart had once worked for him in Swindon . |
| 3 | ‘ Since I put him in the Melbourne Cup , which is a serious entry , we 've had enquiries from America , so he could yet change stables . ’ |
| 4 | POLICE investigating a complex fraud case accused a man of inventing an alter ego so he could open bank accounts in his name , a court heard . |
| 5 | ‘ He connected a wire to his computer , ran it under the carpet downstairs and soldered it on to the line so he could still make calls . |
| 6 | Ceauşescu could not wage war against foreign enemies — his neighbours after all were his fraternal allies — so he could only provide means for his ambitious plans by waging economic war against his own people . |
| 7 | He asked if he could also have bonus money for the people below who had also contributed to his efforts . |
| 8 | It was our guess that in the face of this assertion , and while he could still call George Brown , Radcliffe would not want to discount Gardiner 's evidence by calling another Labour witness . |
| 9 | He had a clean , bare style ; when writing he seemed to be able to slip the burden of his personality as he could never do face to face . |