Example sentences of "he could [vb infin] [subord] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stewart told us that Whaddon 's offer of a free bus pass and as many pizza slices as he could eat if he signed for the club was ‘ frankly , insulting ’ . |
| 2 | On these , on the Leventhorpes and Rempstons and Erpynghams , he could lean when he would , and they would not let him fall . |
| 3 | He considered whether he could tell if they were black or very brightly coloured ; and if black , why did they have the brilliance that usually attached to colour ? |
| 4 | He could go where he wanted . |
| 5 | If she agreed to marry him she would offer him what she could — affection , duty , loyalty — and he could decide whether it was enough . |
| 6 | He had already committed himself to more work than he could handle because he was inexperienced at making deals and having to turn down work . |
| 7 | He could say sentences which would have been preposterous if they were seen as rhetoric but which he could carry because they were delivered with uproarious humour — ‘ Liberalism prolonged one 's youth , Liberalism did not decay ’ . |
| 8 | We have also made it absolutely clear that we will ensure that our deterrent is effective and absolutely credible , and that it puts real fear into any potential aggressor about the damage that he could suffer if he were to attack this country . |
| 9 | It became important that he should go on believing the lie , for what he could do if he discovered the truth of the situation did n't bear thinking about . |
| 10 | The vet said there was n't much he could do because he did n't think Biggles was old enough or strong enough to survive the anaesthetic . |
| 11 | Sinatra seemed to reach a point where he thought he could do as he liked . |
| 12 | He could do as he liked with his own property , could n't he ? |
| 13 | As it was , she became more and more incensed as she tried to break out of his limpet-like hold , the result being that when she did manage to break free she was so outraged — just because she was a female contracts officer , the boss 's son thought he could do as he liked with her — that she verbally tore into him . |
| 14 | But no desert when it comes to wild life , for this is the Flow Country where David Bellamy brought to popular attention how deep he could sink as he cavorted from tuft to tuft of floating bog . |
| 15 | At least he could sleep while she was away . |
| 16 | David Greenland , of North Terrace , Gainford , said Sturdy , whom he knew from school , offered him a deal which he thought would boost trade and which he could terminate if he wanted to . |
| 17 | It might not be as easy as plotting Vologsky 's defection — and Kirov had only just reminded himself of a few of the terrors which he could face if he failed . |
| 18 | Typically , now that he could leave when he pleased , he was tempted to remain longer and return to Paris in July . |
| 19 | The muffled bellows were the only sounds he could make as his face was pushed closer and closer to the glowing rings . |
| 20 | At four hundred feet he had n't enough altitude from which he could recover if he went into a spin . |
| 21 | William said it was the best political occasion he could remember since he had heard Aneurin Bevan speak in South Wales during the war . |
| 22 | ‘ Are you sure , Alice ? ’ he asked cautiously , uncertain what he could say if she was sure . |
| 23 | no , but , I mean our can read and he could read when he left the first class , he did really well |
| 24 | ( Strangely , Gabriel never felt he could fly when he was wearing the harness . |
| 25 | In some cases , where the childhood has been unhappy or deprived , there is no such happy occasion to build upon ; in such instances I start by asking the patient to tell me what he could see as he lay in bed at night — this often brings its own feelings of security to even the unhappiest child . |
| 26 | Unlike his brother Clarence , he acquired no ready-made affinity which he could exploit when he came of age . |
| 27 | Unlike his brother Clarence , he acquired no ready-made affinity which he could exploit when he came of age . |
| 28 | Interview.He sez he went to see if he could help because he 's a first aider . |
| 29 | ‘ You knew how he could get if his acting was n't working out — it was about the only thing that could really bring him down . ’ |
| 30 | The local authority says that the justices had no power to add a direction of any sort to the care order and , in particular , they had no power to order that the guardian ad litem be allowed to have continued involvement with L. , so that , effectively , he could apply if he felt that the rehabilitation process was not succeeding . |