Example sentences of "could [verb] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | Magistrates said they could disqualify him from driving and asked Elsworth if he needed his licence for his job . |
| 2 | If Dad is a war movie buff you could treat him to the classic Bridge Over The River Kwai . |
| 3 | Devious devil ; she should have known better than to think she could fool him . |
| 4 | ‘ You could damage him , you really could ! |
| 5 | ‘ Mr Cunningham asked if you could spare him a few minutes before leaving the hotel . |
| 6 | He would baffle and intrigue her , just as he had done Cassie on their first meeting ; and Cassie could think of no way in which she could explain him away . |
| 7 | His taste in films , plays , books and music was far more decided than her own , though she would not admit that it was superior : she thought that , given time , she could outdo him , but as he had a good start on her in time , she was glad to listen to him . |
| 8 | Now she was using her pathetic pleading little voice , the one that still could affect him even though he knew she was performing , using all the tricks she used to keep her place as the most important member of her bloody drama group . |
| 9 | WALES prop Mike Griffiths is facing a suspension that could rule him out of the clash with world champions Australia , after his dismissal in CARDIFF 'S match at Aberavon yesterday . |
| 10 | Bowe , they say , who does impressions of Stevie Wonder , Bill Cosby and Ronald Reagan that could earn him a different sort of starring role on the Vegas Strip , has yet to prove that he 's more than a clever impersonator of a heavyweight champion . |
| 11 | He stretched and picked up the phone , but before he could dial he realised he had cut in on a conversation . |
| 12 | ‘ I would n't trust one of those bastards further than I could throw him . |
| 13 | Ace was n't willing to trust Dubois further than she could throw him , since he seemed to use much the same methods as their enemies ; perhaps that meant he was no better than them . |
| 14 | If he thought about it rationally , on the basis of the evidence presented to him , he had no basis for trusting Jesus Christ any further than he could throw him . |
| 15 | Neglect of them could throw him into a searing rage ; as when he discovered that a rest camp for troops out of the line had been placed within sound of the guns . |
| 16 | Do n't you wish you could eat him just like you ate your eggs ? |
| 17 | could eat him , I went down me mate 's Saturday , cos I come home and I sort of was coming towards the end of the week and just did a farewell dinner for dad on the Sunday and we all went to mum 's |
| 18 | He told me that he would donate £5,000 to the fund if I would undertake to invite his little son , then at school in Oxford , to tea on odd occasions , so that I could acquaint him with some of the matters relating to Judaism . |
| 19 | He ran across the wet road and over to the hospital entrance before any of them could answer him . |
| 20 | Oh , Hilly , how I love you ! ’ he exclaimed before she could answer him . |
| 21 | ‘ Did you enjoy the piece ? ’ he asked , and before I could answer he went on , ‘ I myself did not . |
| 22 | Before she could answer he grabbed her by the shoulders and pulled her against him , his fingers biting cruelly into her skin . |
| 23 | Before she could answer he pulled her close again and any thoughts of answering fled as she gave herself up to the excitement . |
| 24 | I knew ‘ Butcher 's Boy ’ was Danny 's call sign but who on earth could want him at two 0'clock in the morning ? |
| 25 | Neither of his old clubs are in action today , but both could want him back next season , although Gosforth 's two student locks , Simon Gibbs and Alistair Meadows , have both said they will be staying with the club . |
| 26 | But his ability to avoid any obvious stereotype could make him an attractive candidate for Labour members worried that the leadership election is being orchestrated to Mr Smith 's advantage . |
| 27 | She could make him . |
| 28 | On the other hand , the general practitioner 's knowledge of the person 's background and current circumstances could make him invaluable both in furthering the understanding of the attempt and in the provision of appropriate help . |
| 29 | Still prefers to work by himself — a trait of which he is aware , but one that could make him retreat into a bubble when he most needs help . |
| 30 | No one could make him stay at school . |