Example sentences of "[vb past] he could [verb] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | All my life I have seen that type of person , handsome and self-assured , who knew he could have me just by crooking a finger and beckoning me to follow . |
| 2 | When the draw was announced and I found that I was next to Carl Lewis I thought that it was just brilliant , because we run our races in a similar fashion and I thought he could drag me through . |
| 3 | ‘ The greatest irony is that I thought he could help me in my research on rape , ’ she says . |
| 4 | How I thought he could help me I do n't know , but he invited me for lunch , anyway , and he was lovely . |
| 5 | Because I thought he could use me in his own way , and that would make me happy . |
| 6 | We retraced our steps to the car , and Gerry next drove me to a field near Dundalk where he said he could show me an altar used in the Penal Days . |
| 7 | He said he could tell I needed the money . |
| 8 | I agreed with that at least , and I was half-prepared to believe him when he said he could keep me out of it . |
| 9 | ‘ He said he could see I was a young man with all his wits about him . ’ |
| 10 | Said he could help me . |