Example sentences of "he could [verb] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Better files than people , I told him , but that did not interest him : all he could think of was the files . ’ |
| 2 | All he could think of was that he wanted to sneeze . |
| 3 | All he could think of was the small , dark , murderous hole . |
| 4 | All he could think of was : ‘ Keep him in a good mood ! |
| 5 | The only thing he could think of was he was a good swimmer — and a fat lot of good that was to him . |
| 6 | All he could think of was his stepfather 's pale face on the pillow , and the ragged sound of his breathing . |
| 7 | All that he could think of was to show her his work on the counter and the panelling , which was probably as good as anything that he 'd ever done . |
| 8 | Charles wanted to say something to help , but all he could think of was ‘ Break a leg . ’ |
| 9 | I told him about the frogs and all he could think of was socks ! ’ |
| 10 | All he could think about was the impending phone call . |
| 11 | On the open land of Hampstead Heath , away from people and houses , he found a place in a field where he could sleep without being disturbed . |
| 12 | In the late afternoon the Committee pulled its favourite form of persuasion : it went into secret session , with a direction that if he did n't sing in secret he could expect to be jailed for contempt of Congress ( i.e. the committee ) . |
| 13 | the resources which he could expect to be available to him for the purpose of meeting the liability should it arise ; and |
| 14 | But , as it was , he could expect to be made Solicitor-General and found a safe seat . |
| 15 | STEWART Renton was amazed when doctors told him he had broken his leg in two places — and he could expect to be off work for three months ! |
| 16 | He could expect to be " buried , his children to be apprenticed , his wife to be assisted in childbirth and his daughter helped to recover payments from the putative father of her illegitimate child " . |
| 17 | ‘ The only car apart from a Rolls-Royce that he could fit into was an extra large Range Rover , ’ says the driver , who also tells hair-raising tales of ferrying Maxwell about town . |
| 18 | The best he could hope for was to give his thoughts free rein , to recapture phrases , images , notions , and play with them , allowing them to make patterns in his mind . |
| 19 | The best he could hope for was to see Helen a bit while she was on the rebound … but maybe … |
| 20 | He was a very sick man before the operation , and there was clearly small prospect that he could hope to be anything else , even if the machine worked well . |
| 21 | Many of those on board who were of merely ordinary calibre would serve by yielding up their vital force to feed the Emperor 's insatiable soul , so that he could continue to be a watchful beacon and protector . |
| 22 | Working with an ensemble he had built in a hall whose construction he had supervised , he could afford to be as relaxed as he wished , and also as demanding . |
| 23 | ‘ He could afford to be . |
| 24 | He could afford to be casual about the odd Force Nine . |
| 25 | He could afford to be crazy . |
| 26 | At this moment she is all mine and without Faustina , Mark thought , then added quickly , ‘ I wonder what Faustina is doing now , ’ for he could afford to be generous among the azaleas , with Sophia 's hand in his . |
| 27 | Of course , he could afford to be amused . |
| 28 | In two hours or a little less , it would end , and Thorfinn would come in , a little drunk or more than a little drunk , as he could afford to be only in Caithness and Orkney , and so deliver himself , briefly , into her charge . |
| 29 | ‘ Well , what Simon could or thought he could dispose of were the pictures . |
| 30 | He could preside without being too much the centre of attention . |