Example sentences of "[adv] he could [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If only he could make contact with a genuine practising artist he 'd be able to discuss all these things and get proper advice . |
| 2 | Perhaps he could produce chapter and verse evidence of such incidents . |
| 3 | In addition the chargee is not obliged to refrain from exercising his rights merely because by doing so he could avoid loss to the company nor does failure to exercise them when the security is declining in value constitute a breach of any duty that he may owe to the company . |
| 4 | Inside he could see Elinor talking , with some animation , to Donald , her long hair falling across her face . |
| 5 | Otherwise , he said , congressmen should hand the job over to him — and he snapped his fingers to show how quickly and easily he could cut defence spending by that measly amount . |
| 6 | Already he could feel depression and worry creeping over him like a periodic fever . |
| 7 | Mr Gorbachev told the Americans that the Soviet people would judge his perestroika by how quickly he could get food and consumer goods into the shops . |
| 8 | Now he could face court action by his diocese . |
| 9 | Suddenly it occurred to Alexei that in the event that he failed to return from the embassy the question of solemnising the marriage would not arise , and he wondered again how far he could trust Burun . |
| 10 | It 's understood Mr Culley was devoted to animals and kept them everywhere he could find space . |
| 11 | Then he could have Viola without resorting to sordid legal settlements . |
| 12 | Maybe he could feign amnesia , or just cut the reading and head for home . |