Example sentences of "he could only [verb] his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite the rout at Dupplin Moor David II still enjoyed much support in Scotland and Balliol realized he could only hold his gains with English assistance . |
| 2 | I asked if he would like a coffee , or to be taken home , but he could only shake his head . |
| 3 | Yes , Arnold Thomas had done a bad thing in deserting him just when he needed him most , and he had been a rogue of the worst kind to have stolen money into the bargain ; but if he could only find his son , he would tell him that all was forgiven , and that he wanted him here , in his rightful place , at the helm of his father 's business . |
| 4 | He was a Marxist and might be called a ‘ Christian Communist ’ , but he could not answer the question ‘ was he a communist ? ’ directly , he could only state his beliefs . |
| 5 | But as we were very small people in these days , he could only see his way to take Selkirkshire and Peebleshire . |