Example sentences of "of [pos pn] [noun sg] he could " in BNC.
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| 1 | Above the bare-branched trees on the edge of his vision he could see clouds of smoke . |
| 2 | As late as the 1760s an influential theorist could still argue that an ambassador who , on his own initiative , encouraged sedition within the state to which he was accredited , could be punished by it even with death , while if he had acted on the orders of his master he could be held as a hostage until the latter had given satisfaction . |
| 3 | Looking out of his window he could see the once beautiful Nicaean capital in flames . |
| 4 | For through the seemingly substantial chest of his great-great-grandfather he could glimpse the hazed , refracted image of the Ywe Lung , the great wheel of dragons broken by the planes of his ancestor 's body . |
| 5 | It was all necessary , no doubt , but with all the optimism of his youth he could n't see that it looked promising . |
| 6 | he had lost the two centre top teeth , and with the tip of his tongue he could feel that the two on either side were also loose . |
| 7 | If his education were below that of his audience he could not fall back on the validity of the Sacraments he administered for support . |
| 8 | There was nothing General Francis could do , and because of his arthritis he could only sit with any comfort on a hard chair . |
| 9 | Out of the corner of his eye he could see Mr Chan trying to comfort Steve while Ho stood by his side , staring at the Monument in terrified fascination . |
| 10 | Out of the corner of his eye he could see the white youth had draped one leg over a plastic seat arm and was reclining , his gaze never leaving Magee . |
| 11 | Out of the corner of his eye he could just see Dan Ashton , the road-gang foreman and union representative . |
| 12 | Out of the corner of his eye he could see Maisie , who was now about a hundred yards south of the rest of the school . |