Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [art] man " in BNC.
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| 1 | Large corporations in business make pitiful efforts to persuade men to attend lectures on retirement , as if a few hours of instruction could shield a man from the cold wind of eternity . |
| 2 | He would never know the truth , because there were many ways a woman could fool a man . |
| 3 | She found it unnerving to be made aware that she could want a man so much physically when her mind was totally against it . |
| 4 | The authoress describes her as having ‘ a mouth that could make a man think of doing some very strange things ’ . |
| 5 | Roma Smith , a 44-year-old part-time merchandiser from Brewood in Staffordshire , said she thought high office could make a man more attractive . |
| 6 | He knew that only a very good fighter — a much better fighter than he was could knock a man unconscious with one punch to the jaw . |
| 7 | Good heavens , is it really likely that someone like you could catch a man rich enough to own a house like this ? |
| 8 | He could describe the men only as he had seen them , masked , in shapeless tracksuits . |
| 9 | a rope you could hang a man from , you 're seeing its tail . |
| 10 | ‘ You could hang a man with it , ’ he thought . |
| 11 | Seeing how closely Weis was watching him , he made an effort to be more warm , more friendly in his greeting there , but all the while he was wondering just how far he could trust the man . |
| 12 | I could trust the men I drank with . |
| 13 | She knew that there were several personal matters about her that could arouse the man , and that it was better to be cautious . |
| 14 | As he listened he could smell the man ; and he could hear that the song was almost turning into a sob . |
| 15 | Quinn could smell the man 's sweat . |
| 16 | He could smell the man . |
| 17 | A perfectly fitting suit or a daring tie could give a man that added something , revealing the competence which he knows in his heart he has already . |
| 18 | Maybe because she saw the killing and could identify the man who did it . |
| 19 | Would Sara and Mr. Preston come down to the police station and see if they could identify the men ? |
| 20 | Our crewmates warned us about the Biranese girls ' reputation as practitioners of a dangerous form of magic which could trap a man on their island for ever ; then they disappeared ashore into the backstreets . |
| 21 | Anyone wanting further excitement could watch a man swallow and regurgitate a seven foot long chain ! |
| 22 | Thiercelin spoke to him again the following evening , when he reluctantly conceded that one of his colleagues could remember the man they were seeking . |
| 23 | Through the trees I could see a man pushing a barrow along the drive . |
| 24 | They could see a man with a ladder up against the cinema putting up the new poster , and the small round figure of Peggy Pine coming out of her dress shop to stand and look admiringly at her window display . |
| 25 | Felix could see a man in the shining armour and plumed helmet of a Reiksguard knight . |
| 26 | He could see the man now , striding ahead of his family , a tall fellow in a black tail-coat , sombre trousers and high grey hat . |
| 27 | But we could see the man bleeding to death . ’ |
| 28 | He could see the Men coming , the Men nearly through the bent door , the Man crawling across the roof , and Men coaxing , their voices soft and alluring ; safe and secure . |
| 29 | She could see the men 's eyes fixed on her jewel , and could almost feel them mentally fucking her . |
| 30 | The foreman 's office was partitioned off from the shop floor and from it one could see the men at work on the machines — five or six of them — but part of the floor was screened off by large canvas sheets suspended from the roof trusses . |