Example sentences of "he could [adv] [verb] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Poor love , he was so fair-skinned he could n't tolerate much sun and Majorca was sunnier and hotter than ever this season , according to him . |
| 2 | Either way , he could n't make that dame out . |
| 3 | Reynolds looked at the title of the piece , but he could n't make much sense of it . |
| 4 | But he could n't make any sense of it . |
| 5 | He could n't make any sense of it at all . |
| 6 | He could n't make any sense of it . |
| 7 | And when he felt he could n't walk another step , or wanted to question the wisdom of setting off down an unlit passage , he could always say Elaine 's so tired or Elaine 's a bit nervous . |
| 8 | So er I thought well he , he was not a too good a rep because he , he could n't answer this question . |
| 9 | He could n't eat another mouthful . |
| 10 | Eyes wide with surprise , he found that he could n't draw another breath , though the growing pain forced him to try . |
| 11 | Now that he was getting on in years he wanted to take things just that little bit easy , not see patient after patient , cramming in as many as possible , but space them out — eight , ten a day was enough — for with his practice so long established and his clientele so solid he could n't imagine any reason to fear blanks in his appointments book . |
| 12 | But he could n't see that happening to Henry . |
| 13 | But he could n't see any opening locally to take up farming on his own . |
| 14 | She prayed that he could n't see any flesh . |
| 15 | He could n't afford another lawsuit . |
| 16 | He could n't afford another scandal while waiting for trial . |
| 17 | She had hesitated but he could n't take that hesitation as a refusal . |
| 18 | He could n't get that earthquake out of his blood . |
| 19 | ‘ John Millington pounced on that but he could n't get another word out of the wretched Jason . |
| 20 | He wanted to yell for joy but when he tried he could n't get any sound out . |
| 21 | He had n't counted on the opposition of Hugh de Tracy 's priestly brother , who should have been safely at home in his monastery , where he could n't cause any trouble . |
| 22 | Next month he planned to retire from the army , but says he could n't resist this call to duty . |
| 23 | He could n't instil enough confidence into her , that was the trouble . |
| 24 | And though he could not stir either hand |
| 25 | Because Granby House was a listed building , the contractor eventually became exempt from this tax , but as he could not reclaim any VAT he had already paid to suppliers , he had to pass most of it on to the developer . |
| 26 | He could not face that prospect and took his own life by covering himself in petrol and setting himself alight . |
| 27 | He felt that he could not stay another night in the house . |
| 28 | His reception by the sisters was heart-warming , and there was regret all round that he could not stay any time , that haste was vital . |
| 29 | He could not shed that responsibility just because he had sold the place . |
| 30 | He said he could not offer any explanation as to exactly what Mr McNeill meant by his remarks as that could prejudge his statements on Thursday . |