Example sentences of "he could [vb infin] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Elder assured Henry that , with Highland support , he could achieve what the Scots themselves wanted : freedom from France , the establishment of the Protestant faith , and union with England . |
| 2 | And he landed out at the Dardanelles , and here they discovered his age he was away near , he was fif about fifty six or something or fifty eight or something and he was out there in the Dar and they packed him straight back home but oh boy he could tell you the stories about America . |
| 3 | He could tell you the geology underfoot — every hedge every feature , every boundary . |
| 4 | Well I , I took the liberty of the Lord Lieutenant 's appointed me to something called the Sussex Rural Options Land Bank and I brought you a copy of the leaflet , having notice of your question and I did ask the officer who deals with this in the Sussex Rural Community Council if he could give me the latest score on housing I thought that the news was bad from what he had said , but having said that , I mean every effort is being made to deal with the issues you raise in this council which is now chaired by Peter . |
| 5 | Erm and what I would like to do , that paper was written by Mr , erm our research officer and perhaps after I 've made one or two general remarks , he could give you the flavour erm of of of the difference as we as we see , if that would be acceptable to you ? |
| 6 | Before he could stop them the memories came galloping back . |
| 7 | Then he could show him the dismal landscape , and drawings he had done recently , some of which he had shown the Reverend Pietersen . |
| 8 | He could show her the house where he was born and the farm , and be proud now , because he was the big success come home , and the family and friends would be in awe of him . |
| 9 | The less official he could make it the better . |
| 10 | When he played the film back at normal speed , which then makes the birds appear in slow motion , he could see what the birds were actually doing . |
| 11 | He could see what the police were trying to do . |
| 12 | Cardiff moved to join them … and at last he could see what the others were seeing . |
| 13 | Before he could close it the crowd swarmed past him in their hundreds and set off towards the castle at a trot . |
| 14 | It landed in the sand , hopping on to the upslope and , when Lyle got there , he knew he could hit it the required 140 yards to the pin . |