Example sentences of "he could [verb] [adv] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For Camus the sky was a source of sustenance that he could draw on at will ; for me it is a thwarted promise , yearned for and glimpsed against the odds . |
| 2 | After 1976 and a disastrous Lotus season ( a mere 29 points ) , Ronnie had thought he could do better at Tyrrell , though once again fate was to forestall his ambitions . |
| 3 | First , however , he had to ask Isobel if he could alter the lighting in the garage , so that he could see better at night . |
| 4 | Vologsky increased his pace , momentarily , gaining a few feet so that he could look back at Kirov 's grim face . |
| 5 | He could live here at Thrushcross Grange , which is a finer house than Wuthering Heights , but he would rather receive rent than live comfortably . |