Example sentences of "he could [vb infin] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He used to say he could drink quite a bit because he had very low blood pressure . |
| 2 | Brearley did his best , but four were still needed off the last ball and he could manage only a single . |
| 3 | When he thought back over it , as he lay on the bunk and water drips splattered every eleven seconds between his ankles , he could remember only a film of excitement that had wrapped him . |
| 4 | Lisa had had this feeling before , that he could predict her behaviour , that he could see just a little too clearly inside her head . |
| 5 | Now he could see only a few shadowy figures half-glimpsed through the mists of the cooking fumes . |
| 6 | Soon the mist grew thicker and he could see only a few feet in front of him . |
| 7 | Of course , as archbishop , he could raise quite an army from his estates , and this aspect of a bishop 's or abbot 's power should not be overlooked . |
| 8 | He could hear only a faint murmur of voices from behind the closed door . |
| 9 | He could find only a small cut and bruise on the back of his head . |
| 10 | He reported back to Allah that he could find only an idol worshipper . |