Example sentences of "[verb] he could [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Theodora applied her left leg and Cranmer was surprised to find he could do a very creditable turn on the forehand . |
| 2 | They say he could have a future when he 's finished his studies . " |
| 3 | At the time Mick Doyle was coach to a successful Leinster side and he believed he could do a better job than McBride . |
| 4 | If Mr Gorbachev believed he could acquire a breathing space through repression , during which the economy could be transformed by unpopular but necessary reforms , he might be willing to pay the price , but this would reverse his strategy of the past three years . |
| 5 | In January 1972 an SDP member , one born east of the Oder-Neisse , also defected and the CDU leader , Rainer Barzel , believed he could win a constructive vote of no confidence against Brandt . |
| 6 | On April 10th the Scottish secretary , Ian Lang , returned to London believing he could sell a modified property tax to his suspicious party . |
| 7 | And er he , of course with him being a blacksmith , he could get a job anywhere in America , he says he could leave a town tonight and land in another town , he says and he could be sure of getting a job with him being a blacksmith . |
| 8 | The landlord had obviously decided he could make a lot of money out of this rehearsal room lark . |
| 9 | I do n't expect he could use a slide rule either , and you and I might think that using a slide rule would be one of the marks of an educated man , but I think things move on . |
| 10 | Sooty was famous for his jokes and it was said he could make a cat laugh just by looking at it . |
| 11 | and it was said he could sniff a copper out a mile away . |
| 12 | ‘ But I do n't believe he done it , I do n't believe he could do a thing like that and her with a babby inside of her . ’ |
| 13 | Half way through he had a break , and noted the record that he had been told he could consult a solicitor if he wished . |
| 14 | Willis appeared in court in June 1987 and was told he could face a three-year prison sentence . |
| 15 | We are told he could outpace a pack of hounds and catch a fleeing fox with ease , and run from Porth to Llantrisant in the time it took his mother to boil a kettle . |
| 16 | She was waved on by a sharp-eyed young officer , who boasted he could smell a smuggler from fifty yards away . |
| 17 | I believe he sensed he could unleash a drive in me that could propel him to recognition . |
| 18 | Mr Gorbachev could be forgiven for wishing he could plead a diplomatic cold , and steer clear of celebrations where a wake would be more apt . |
| 19 | The flash of hope in her eyes made him wish he could report a more substantial discovery than the meagre piece of intelligence he had to contribute . |
| 20 | He then decided he could make a better biplane than many that he daily worked upon and with his four brothers ( Tom , Mark , Bob and Ed ) , they built the first ‘ Gee Bee ’ . |
| 21 | He fancied he could see a lower section at one end of the piled furniture where a horse might be able to jump the obstruction . |
| 22 | Through his maternal grandmother , Jones fancied he could trace a distinguished ancestry back to the Norman conquest , but he grew up in straitened circumstances , and money remained a problem throughout his life . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm sure he does , but I doubt he could protect a miniature poodle , ’ Martin commented , thinking how very vulnerable she was in this big house with only old Clyde to look after her . |
| 24 | And through the star 's casual bonhomie at rehearsals , Charles thought he could detect a growing panic as the awful realisation dawned . |
| 25 | I like the way that Rob McCaffrey 's commentary allows you time to enjoy the action , although I thought he could pay a little more attention to his scripting in places . |
| 26 | And here were people who wanted him not just for the name on the letter-head , but because they thought he could make a positive contribution . |
| 27 | As Endill approached him he thought he could hear a loud ticking coming from his direction . |
| 28 | He thought he could hear a growing murmur outside . |
| 29 | By prodding his memory he placed Anna Beckett as the strange , dark little girl who was fostered with Mrs Wooldridge , his laundry woman , and with his new knowledge he thought he could see a slight resemblance to Sarah , though it would never be remarked upon . |
| 30 | Peering closer he thought he could see a smear roughly the same length on the jacket pocket , but the cloth was too dirty for him to be sure . |