Example sentences of "[subord] he could [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This rude fellow in the green jacket had an advantage over Lieutenant Stapleton … he seemed able to get closer to Louise without discomfort than he could himself , no doubt because he stank worse than she did . |
| 2 | In fact , if one tried to think about it objectively , they were likely to have been able to make a more accurate assessment of his performance than he could himself . |
| 3 | And yet again he let the silence come , as if the silence would answer my questions better than he could himself ; but just when I had decided he would not answer , he spoke . |
| 4 | for a couple of nights , when she was on , she asked me if I thought Ken would baby sit a couple of nights , if he could you know perhaps ask different people to baby sit you see , so I said well I did n't like the idea of that anyway |
| 5 | It was heavy , being covered by a thick layer of turf , and as soon as he could he checked over his shoulder to satisfy himself the area was entirely clear , before climbing stiffly all the way out and dropping the trapdoor shut again . |