Example sentences of "could [verb] [noun pl] [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Rohan obviously felt he could make plans for his own future , at last . |
| 2 | He could make concessions to his allies and all would be well so long as they did not come into conflict with one another . |
| 3 | And when he learned their numbers , he could seek reinforcements for his five hundred from over the Border , from the castle garrison , even from Dunbar . |
| 4 | He could feel fingers on his brow . |
| 5 | Rain could see things from his perspective . |
| 6 | I had a mate who could crack peanuts between his knees , which was an enormous asset if you had a girl with you . |
| 7 | Hitch maintained he could stop buses with his head ( and frequently did ) . |
| 8 | Apart from predictable duties , like that of sitting through a performance of The Family Reunion ( a play for which he now had little affection ) , he was asked to crown the Swedish snow queen at the winter festival : he told Robert Giroux that he had hoped this might be combined with the Nobel ceremony itself , so that he could wear ice-skates with his tails . |