Example sentences of "he could [adv] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he could again seal victory at the 11th . |
| 2 | He could again ask parliament to put him at the head of the government . |
| 3 | He had never invited anyone to dinner at the house , for the simple reason that they never had anything he could honestly call dinner . |
| 4 | A man could put his feet up here without fear of being rebuked , and maybe he could even leave things about . |
| 5 | He could even strike gold . ’ |
| 6 | He could even feel gratitude as the climax neared its end . |
| 7 | I suppose he could even let units on behalf of owners , on an agency basis of course … |
| 8 | And when it comes to cash he could even say ya-boo-sucks to Britain 's wealthiest woman , revealed this week as shipping heiress Christine Goulandris . |
| 9 | Baby , if he keeps on grabbing his chances as a dad he could even become top of the pops . |
| 10 | well he could just say Geoffrey Thomas and , and adopt it , that is his name any way |
| 11 | Out of the corner of his eye he could just see Dan Ashton , the road-gang foreman and union representative . |
| 12 | He could just see boxes , litter blowing in the wind and rats scavenging for food . |
| 13 | He could just see Hasan , sitting , as usual , quite still , his hands resting lightly on the desk in front of him . |
| 14 | Oh , he could just imagine Philip 's display of outraged innocence and then the letter would come from the Pope . |
| 15 | Besides , he could just imagine Cashman 's fury if he discovered that Cindy had been staying unchaperoned with Matthew . |
| 16 | In the present period , then , he could just spend Y t + ( 1/1 + i ) Y t+ 1 ; , and this is shown as point Z on the graph . |
| 17 | He could also expect record damages after being jailed for almost 10 months . |
| 18 | He could also sue Alan for negligence . |
| 19 | He could also see bits of horns or wings down the side . |
| 20 | He asked if he could also have bonus money for the people below who had also contributed to his efforts . |
| 21 | And many believe he could well surprise Senna in next year 's battle for the Formula One championship . |
| 22 | I mean it was what , what and if you go through all the papers you can see that , that Robert Maxwell really saw that self regulation erm legislation being that he could finally get control through an investment management company of his pension funds . |
| 23 | He could probably switch Mason and the others about a bit ; they 'd nearly finished the job at Coleworthy Farm ; but he must n't start counting his chickens . |
| 24 | POLICE investigating a complex fraud case accused a man of inventing an alter ego so he could open bank accounts in his name , a court heard . |
| 25 | ‘ Since I put him in the Melbourne Cup , which is a serious entry , we 've had enquiries from America , so he could yet change stables . ’ |
| 26 | If Louis Vuitton were paid for every LV logo in the souks , he could surely buy Marrakech . |
| 27 | But after what I understand would have been several years of compulsory Russian , he could barely manage da and nyet . |
| 28 | Thomas Meehan , one-time caretaker of the Bartram Garden , stressed his early dedication , ‘ So earnest was John Bartram in the pursuit of learning that he could scarcely spare time to eat and might often have been seen with food in one hand and a book in the other . |
| 29 | She was infuriated by his arrogant assumption that he could simply demand answers , infuriated still more by her own desire to simply cave in and tell him the truth . |
| 30 | He could fly around , measuring the pheromonal concentrations , and then orient in the direction where the concentration increased ; or he could simply turn upwind . |