Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] he could " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , what Simon could or thought he could dispose of were the pictures . |
| 2 | ‘ His pass was confiscated the next day and that meant he could n't get into the base to work and lost his job . |
| 3 | She knew for a fact that he had n't used a condom , so that meant he could n't get her pregnant . |
| 4 | With an expression on his face that suggested he could not fight any longer , David pulled her towards him and slowly stroked her head and back . |
| 5 | We shall come back to two of these references inspired by dreams of his mother and the hope that if reprieved he could ‘ comfort the autumn of her life ’ — and the remainder are mere passing notes . |
| 6 | When the train started Jasper put his mouth over the tip and realized he could n't light the cigarette because the end was outside . |
| 7 | ‘ When he first told me , I tried to understand him and agreed he could dress up once a week at home . |
| 8 | He had never been a happy sightseer and until his work was done , until Harry Lawrence 's killer was identified and caught he could n't see himself playing the tourist at the Changing of the Guard , or the Tower of London , even Poets ' Corner which he had longed to see , as a passionate student of English poetry … that would have to wait . |
| 9 | He 'd come here first and found he could n't get in . |
| 10 | He 'd been charged eventually and thrust into a cell for the night ; then , half an hour later , without explanation , given his belt back and told he could go . |
| 11 | Hodge and those around him believed Syngman Rhee should be encouraged and believed he could be controlled ; they were later to regret having aided Rhee 's ambitions to the extent that they had done when they found themselves exposed to Rhee 's mordant censure . |
| 12 | Mark looked up at the tiny speck in the stratosphere and imagined he could hear the air hostess requesting passengers to fasten their seat belts . |
| 13 | He 's something of a hermit by nature and imagined he could cope with it all by himself , apart from getting in labour when necessary . ’ |
| 14 | He watched her blush , and imagined he could actually feel a little glow of heat on his own skin , radiating off her warmth . |
| 15 | Parke certainly has a brain and showed he could use it under pressure . |
| 16 | The son of the family went to California , learnt what made the Californians tick , and swore he could do as well , if not better , back in France . |
| 17 | I think that 's what turned him off club management — he knew what his interests were and decided he could walk away from the hassle . |
| 18 | In pre-railway times there is no record of a pub , so it seems some entrepreneur witnessed passengers standing on this blasted corner and decided he could profitably offer them shelter and spirits . |
| 19 | In a cloak and dagger operation , he got in touch and insisted he could only come to her shop when there would be no other customers around . |
| 20 | Evans thought the Minoans used sponges for painting , and felt he could detect that the plastered walls of the early temple at Knossos were decorated with sponges dipped in paint . |
| 21 | Team Millar rider McWilliams , who is still looking for a 500 Grand Prix finish , had a constructive finish and felt he could have been higher in the table , but for the rain . |
| 22 | He looked at them all and knew he could n't . |
| 23 | Yet , obvious a performance though it was , behind it lay a real anguish and he knew it , and knew he could n't help it . |
| 24 | We did our homework on the player and knew he could score goals . |
| 25 | He says he saw his face on the television news and knew he could have been killed . |
| 26 | He felt he had said them before , and thought he could sense death sniffing at his shoulder , as he had that day on the Red Mountain . |
| 27 | He stepped forward towards Mr Smith 's desk , Smith sat back , surprised , Grout saw him exchange looks with Dan Ashton , and thought he could see the older man nod , or give some sort of sign or signal to Mr Smith . |
| 28 | The head girl , Nikki Carmichael , who is 18 and will be participating tomorrow in the poll proper , thought he was marvellous and said he could have her vote any time . |
| 29 | He went red and said he could buy that in London . |
| 30 | This is what Ni , I spoke to Nigel about on the phone on Friday and said he could |