Example sentences of "he could [adv] [verb] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prison officer felt he was probably young , but he could n't detect an accent . |
| 2 | Judge said he could n't put an estimate on the value of the typescript , and ignored it in the sentence . |
| 3 | He could n't stomach an evening of bright show-biz back-chat . |
| 4 | He could also make an error of judgement in his choice of sailors , at least one of whom turned on him the moment they were inside the door and threatened to beat him up if he did not hand over money . |
| 5 | ‘ I hope I have n't held you up for too long , ’ she apologised quickly , realising that he could well have an appointment , and that he was on the point of leaving . |
| 6 | A notable exception to this was the adviser responsible for multicultural education who argued that since the school did not seem to have developed an overall policy for multicultural education he could not conduct an appraisal of it . |
| 7 | He could not confirm an estimate in the Observer newspaper that overcharging could have cost firms at least £40 million last year . |
| 8 | He could control his left arm on the handlebar when riding a push-bike , but he found he could not use an exercise bicycle because the effort involved automatically increased his spasticity beyond his control . |
| 9 | He could never see an engine without laying a spanner on it . |
| 10 | He could seldom resist an invitation to address a learned society , a university , a county or regional association , a professional body , indeed any gathering of apparently public-spirited gentlemen brought together for non-commercial purposes . |
| 11 | He might have listened to complaints of how stifling an aunt could be when one wanted to wander around London alone , or how one got sick in Venice or Paris , but he could only touch an elbow with mock sympathy or pat a sea-sprayed hand . |
| 12 | With a little bit of luck he could still make an impact in an important event . |
| 13 | Oh yes , er he could er he could still have an hour lunchtime , and er only be out of the office , say , an hour and three quarters . |
| 14 | He would keep Eleanor on tap for these occasions by writing the odd letter and by making the odd phone call too , when he could quietly use an office phone . |