Example sentences of "he [adv] could [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He alone could at once restore the unity of England and Normandy , which was important for many great families . |
| 2 | To do Haverford justice , he was n't altogether happy about his lack of rapport with his daughter ; at times he came as near as he ever could to feeling guilty about it . |
| 3 | If this ostrich only knew , he would gain more marks by posing the legal difficulty , even though he suggested no solution , than he ever could by blinking it completely . |
| 4 | That is why he spent as much time as he possibly could outside the ring , talking about anything but the council tax . |
| 5 | Preston tried to keep his fears from the twins but he also kept them as far from the edges and ends of the platform as he possibly could in case of beast attacks . |