Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] he could " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeremi almost clung to the former undercity dweller , whether out of strange fellow feeling or only for support he could not have said . |
| 2 | If Brian sued John for negligence he could be met with the defences of volenti non fit injuria and contributory negligence . |
| 3 | But he told his bosses in London who have now provided him with round-the-clock protection for fear he could be in the sights of an IRA killer gang . |
| 4 | Would he eventually be ousted by one of them , a toothless lion left to die of starvation while the rest of the herd loped off after game he could no longer compete for ? |
| 5 | With a little bit of luck he could still make an impact in an important event . |
| 6 | Ezra would have liked to see more of Max Beerbohm , whom he at least partially admired for his wit , although of course he could not have tolerated his philosophy of life . |
| 7 | ‘ Because my father had been absent I immediately wanted him to become my father , but of course he could n't be . ’ |
| 8 | Ilya Ehrenburg knew Modi better than most ; he said , ‘ Of course he could have painted portraits that might have pleased the critics and buyers … |
| 9 | ‘ The man spoke in German , so he could not understand , but of course he could see I was getting upset . |
| 10 | Of course he could look up Robin Tatian but where , really , would that get him ? |
| 11 | Then Sally 's lovely nine puppies — I remember you waylaying an army captain to let Sally mate with his dog , and he ringing us up laughing and saying of course he could , and you three making a lovely bridal room for them in Pop 's study ! |
| 12 | Mark Frost has gone back as a bowler , though of course he could come again . |
| 13 | Of course he could easily pay the bills if there was need . |
| 14 | Which of course he could not — not the physical thing ; she knew that what she felt as a warmth of affection was experienced by him as a demand for that . |
| 15 | I could see the banality of that ; though of course he could n't . |
| 16 | And of course he could use it up in subsequent years , he could move some of this into a P E P . |
| 17 | No , of course he could n't ask just anyone , Ianthe thought , as she walked towards the bus stop , but she was glad that he had felt able to ask her . |
| 18 | No , of course he could n't do that . |
| 19 | Of course he could n't really go . |
| 20 | The King afterwards explained his sudden decision in a letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury ‘ When I realized how serious the situation both political and financial had become , I felt that it was necessary for me to be in close touch with my Prime Minister and of course he could n't come here . ’ |
| 21 | Gabriel was galled with shame , though of course he could have expected the Devil to betray him . |
| 22 | Of course he could n't hear her . |
| 23 | Of course he could , he 's not bad really . |
| 24 | to his brain , then they comes the next day , oh no that was it , they , then they , we left it , we left it , we left it , he kept saying we might have to make a decision , erm your dad 's leg deteriorated he 's got no circulation in his legs at all , we 've found a pulse in his left leg but we ca n't find one in his right , he said I think you 're gon na have to make the decision of amputation oh god , anyway comes Monday came off ventilator and of course he could n't talk |
| 25 | of course he could n't , he said oh well he said what 's the point |
| 26 | Was n't there one word of sympathy he could offer to ease her sorrow at having loved and lost him ? |
| 27 | Even in Derry 's hour of glory he could n't but be impressed with the sheer physical presence of the senior players from Dublin and Galway . |
| 28 | So long as he was a Member of Parliament he could not be arrested for debt , but bailiffs were in the house when he was taken mortally ill . |
| 29 | He is blessed , though , with large hands which assisted him with the amount of spin he could impart on a cricket ball . |
| 30 | Under certain states of consciousness he could become aware of the subtler dimensions of the landscape and wrote : |