Example sentences of "he could [verb] [adv] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The gaslight had been turned down low but he could make out Rachel standing at the foot of his bed in her dressing-gown . |
| 2 | It was doubtful whether he could take on mountain tribes . |
| 3 | He could take up agroforestry ; he could convert to timber ; he could take up government agency schemes and grow winter grass mixtures for wild geese to graze upon , or engineer his fields to be a home for the stone curlew . |
| 4 | But before he could get there Mister Johnny gave a high , piercing cry , quite unlike any sound Carrie had ever heard him make before , and flung himself on Frederick , arms flailing . |
| 5 | He left the house and set out to find London University , and see if he could track down Rebecca Salmon . |