Example sentences of "he could [verb] something " in BNC.
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| 1 | He rang me one day and asked if he could bring something down . |
| 2 | Mrs Kipling said when she put her children Gwynne , three , Sarah-Jayne , two , and nine-month-old Aaron to bed , Gwynne said he could smell something but she thought it was burning toast . |
| 3 | He appreciated how that quality was still apparent tonight ; although now , in the half-light , he thought he could detect something else : relief , perhaps , at being able to unburden herself at last . |
| 4 | He thought he could detect something odd in the other man 's voice — a faint sing-song tone ; a little , obsessive rhythm , lilting and mad . |
| 5 | He had made money from his movie The Wild Angels and now he wanted to prove he could do something worthwhile . |
| 6 | These included being prepared to listen and acknowledge Tony 's difficulties , helping his father and girlfriend view them in a more understanding way , after allowing them to ventilate their feelings , clarifying the nature of Tony 's problems and helping him focus on those which he could do something about . |
| 7 | He was so efficient , I 'm wondering if he could do something about the disgusting chick pea casserole they serve on the Intercity 125 . |
| 8 | But now he could do something . |
| 9 | Perhaps he could do something , could speak to Howarth for them , could use his influence with Estabs . |
| 10 | I 'm quite sure that it was a sort of catalyst for him , to prove that he could do something like that . ’ |
| 11 | Well , he could do something about that . |
| 12 | He half expected ocean , the white towers of Moon Beach , but there was only land , land that looked infinite , land without end , and he stood still and stared , as if by staring he could make something happen , the first drop of rain already drying on his shoulder . |
| 13 | He who has yawned and smirked at every politician in the land — surely he could manage something more original than a couple of funny faces ? |
| 14 | He therefore travelled through the greater part of England , observing everything , but was equally careful to inspect all ornamental and kitchen gardens , and to make himself at home and acquainted with all horticulturalists , for he was of the opinion that he could learn something useful which he did not know before at least from some of them . |
| 15 | He wished he could say something encouraging , but he did n't feel encouraged . |
| 16 | The light was much dimmer here , but he could see something , a shape , at its centre . |
| 17 | And once again his eyes flicked past my shoulders , as if he could see something inside the trees . |
| 18 | Even so , he could see something of himself in her ; that same hardness in the face of adversity . |
| 19 | Kenamun had come to the end of his tirade , and now as his expression relaxed Huy thought he could discern something behind the anger in the man 's eyes : an expression so fleeting that he was not able to identify it , but one which left a disturbing impression on his heart . |
| 20 | As for the wood , the Younger Brother wishes he could hear something from outside it , bleat or whistle or cockcrow : |
| 21 | The little man was standing in the middle of the Bridge terminus , head cocked to one side as if he could hear something , fists clenched at his sides . |