Example sentences of "of [noun sg] he could " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a little bit of luck he could still make an impact in an important event . |
| 2 | Ezra would have liked to see more of Max Beerbohm , whom he at least partially admired for his wit , although of course he could not have tolerated his philosophy of life . |
| 3 | ‘ Because my father had been absent I immediately wanted him to become my father , but of course he could n't be . ’ |
| 4 | Ilya Ehrenburg knew Modi better than most ; he said , ‘ Of course he could have painted portraits that might have pleased the critics and buyers … |
| 5 | ‘ The man spoke in German , so he could not understand , but of course he could see I was getting upset . |
| 6 | Of course he could look up Robin Tatian but where , really , would that get him ? |
| 7 | Then Sally 's lovely nine puppies — I remember you waylaying an army captain to let Sally mate with his dog , and he ringing us up laughing and saying of course he could , and you three making a lovely bridal room for them in Pop 's study ! |
| 8 | Mark Frost has gone back as a bowler , though of course he could come again . |
| 9 | Of course he could easily pay the bills if there was need . |
| 10 | Which of course he could not — not the physical thing ; she knew that what she felt as a warmth of affection was experienced by him as a demand for that . |
| 11 | I could see the banality of that ; though of course he could n't . |
| 12 | And of course he could use it up in subsequent years , he could move some of this into a P E P . |
| 13 | No , of course he could n't ask just anyone , Ianthe thought , as she walked towards the bus stop , but she was glad that he had felt able to ask her . |
| 14 | No , of course he could n't do that . |
| 15 | Of course he could n't really go . |
| 16 | The King afterwards explained his sudden decision in a letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury ‘ When I realized how serious the situation both political and financial had become , I felt that it was necessary for me to be in close touch with my Prime Minister and of course he could n't come here . ’ |
| 17 | Gabriel was galled with shame , though of course he could have expected the Devil to betray him . |
| 18 | Of course he could n't hear her . |
| 19 | Of course he could , he 's not bad really . |
| 20 | to his brain , then they comes the next day , oh no that was it , they , then they , we left it , we left it , we left it , he kept saying we might have to make a decision , erm your dad 's leg deteriorated he 's got no circulation in his legs at all , we 've found a pulse in his left leg but we ca n't find one in his right , he said I think you 're gon na have to make the decision of amputation oh god , anyway comes Monday came off ventilator and of course he could n't talk |
| 21 | of course he could n't , he said oh well he said what 's the point |
| 22 | Was n't there one word of sympathy he could offer to ease her sorrow at having loved and lost him ? |
| 23 | Even in Derry 's hour of glory he could n't but be impressed with the sheer physical presence of the senior players from Dublin and Galway . |
| 24 | So long as he was a Member of Parliament he could not be arrested for debt , but bailiffs were in the house when he was taken mortally ill . |
| 25 | He is blessed , though , with large hands which assisted him with the amount of spin he could impart on a cricket ball . |
| 26 | Under certain states of consciousness he could become aware of the subtler dimensions of the landscape and wrote : |
| 27 | And while he was on the film set or wherever he was you know , away from home for the week , he 'd be playing around with every bit of skirt he could find . |
| 28 | And you had best be grateful to me , for if you had left it to the little men of law he could buy better and shiftier than you , and you would never have got your money at all . ’ |
| 29 | At the point of a successful match the worker is described in terms of the kinds of job he could do and the job is described in terms of the kind of worker needed to do it , Table 2.7 . |
| 30 | He had often told her that it was a social disadvantage having the sort of wife he could n't take anywhere , but he dropped this line when she started appearing beside him at literary lunches and old school do 's . |