Example sentences of "he could [verb] were " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they went out to a restaurant together , he would always complain — very loudly so that the proprietor would know who he was and so there would be people around about whom he could fuss were pestering him for his autograph . |
| 2 | It wouldn't 've surprised me that that he could feel were an eyelash like mine was . |
| 3 | Bodie glanced up , but all he could see were the same madly flickering lines , and slowly moving blips . |
| 4 | The only horsemen he could see were ten mounted French officers , but he knew the cavalry and guns could not be far behind . |
| 5 | Then it abruptly disappeared , and all he could see were entrancing coloured patterns chasing each other about the glowing darkness like tropical fish . |
| 6 | The driver was apparently unfamiliar with the area , and the need to call directions forward made questions and conversation impossible ; the only responses he could get were Langstone , a promise of explanations later , and another reassurance that everything had been cleared through his office . |