Example sentences of "[pron] could [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | I asked him if I could rent his cottage . |
| 2 | Right below the press box he tried to get past Tambay and I could swear his wheels were n't more than inches from the pit-wall as he tried , and failed , to get by . |
| 3 | I could do his job any time but he could n't do mine . |
| 4 | He was quite determined that I was going to try and escape , and followed so close behind me on the railway stations that I could smell his breath . |
| 5 | I could smell his after-shave . |
| 6 | As a wipeout specialist myself , I could see him being torn apart by the turbulence , I could feel his bursting lungs and taste the fear of blacking out . |
| 7 | I thought I could feel his disgust penetrating the thin wall . |
| 8 | Before I could answer his questions he remarked slowly , ‘ You know , Boyo , I had a bloody good dream . |
| 9 | In truth , the first word I ever spoke was ‘ Granpa ’ , the second ‘ farthing ’ , and I could repeat his whole sales patter word for word by my third birthday . |
| 10 | When I asked him if I could borrow his copy he said I would n't understand it , which is true , I suppose . |
| 11 | If so , and if I could attract his attention , he would surely bring the boat over for me . |
| 12 | But he was taken away before I could discover his history — as you know very well . ’ |
| 13 | Unwisely , I let Dana see my drafts of these poems , and at once I could sense his disapproval , his jealousy even , that I had written the poems myself . |
| 14 | I could sense his enormous strength . |
| 15 | He had the good grace to apologise afterwards and I also expressed my gratitude that I did not have to wait an hour or so until the training was finished before I could obtain his team and get busy . |
| 16 | My first marriage was coming to an end , but my husband would not leave until I had a permanent job ( so that I could support his children ) . |
| 17 | I rang his agent and said : ‘ Do you think I could have his number so that I could persuade him ? ’ |
| 18 | I could read his thoughts . |
| 19 | ‘ The costs are the biggest bar to people setting up on their own but I could use his phones , his photocopier , computer , telex , even his secretary to begin with . ’ |
| 20 | I mean Terry said I could use his office but |
| 21 | That 's it , if Derek said I could use his name for a reference |
| 22 | I could resist his anger , but not his gentleness . |
| 23 | ‘ Do n't be like that , ’ said Mr Pilcher , and he then gave me to understand that for an unspecified weekly consideration I could purchase his protection , allowing me and Mrs Mouse to continue with our musical evenings without their being gate-crashed by him and his colleagues . |
| 24 | He was so close now I could count his teeth . |
| 25 | I could keep his ad , his telephone number in case we want to order |
| 26 | I could hear his intake of breath . |
| 27 | I could hear his breath — it was puffy and fast . |
| 28 | I could hear his voice in my ear . |
| 29 | Each time I stopped to catch my breath I could hear his voice in the distance shouting , " Jane ! |
| 30 | I could hear his mother shouting at him . |