Example sentences of "he could [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet his family was totally dependent on him , not just his brothers but his mother and his father , so he could n't buck the system ; the pressure to rein him back in and continue the status quo and what was making money won over . |
| 2 | He could n't flesh her out , however hard he studied the picture . |
| 3 | He could n't distress her with his own , raw , terrible dilemma . |
| 4 | He tried re-dialling two or three times , but either it was a long conversation or he could n't time it right to slip in between calls . |
| 5 | So that meant that he was he could n't sort of do a heavy heavy work so he just used to do odd job things you know , he 'd sell horse and carts and er he 'd go down to the pier when he used to do the fishing boats , he used to come in and he 'd buy a box of fish from them and go round the streets selling them you know . |
| 6 | He could just beef-up . |
| 7 | But even though Lewis used him for target practice with heavy right crosses and upper-cuts , he could not floor the durable American , who took a standing eight count early in the fourth round . |
| 8 | That 's the man he is , ’ said Adam abruptly , and strode before them at a furious pace towards the guest-house , pursued by the pain he could not outdistance . |
| 9 | The acussed alledged that he could not forsee the harm he would do , and proceeded to argue that since he acted inavertently , he did not committ the offence . |
| 10 | He knew now he could not farm here . |
| 11 | Although he might have a woman as a friend , he could not lust , he could not desire or covet any woman , whether she be free or not . |
| 12 | Parker , he was all caught up ; for he could not ward what he had himself created , fumbled for the door-bolt . |
| 13 | But Selznick knew that he could not hand over the selection process to assistants . |
| 14 | If he hurried he could easily cycle to the barrow , make a thorough search , and be back in his bed before the household started to stir at 7 . |
| 15 | Yet he could hardly finesse or cost-cut his way out of a serious downturn there . |