Example sentences of "he could [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No-one who looked at him could meet his gaze . |
| 2 | If meeting him could make you reach for something a lot stronger than H 2 O , you will be relieved to hear that he 's anchored to the ground . |
| 3 | If the treatment has caused any physical damage ( for example to your scalp or face ) visit your GP as a statement from him could help your case . |
| 4 | She wished he could love her ! |
| 5 | The world could be lost and she would think it well lost if only he could love her . |
| 6 | ‘ He looks at you as though he could eat you ! ’ |
| 7 | She was holding on for dear life , leaning into him , lifting on tiptoe so that he could gather her close , hold her tightly in his arms , while his tongue slipped into her mouth , while his hand swept up her ribs and lightly cupped her breast … |
| 8 | Assemblies were the pivot : so long as the king could secure attendance , he could refill his coffers , exercise patronage , and maintain consensus at the same time . |
| 9 | It 's as well there 's two miles of telephone cable between us , because if he could reach me he 'd wrap it round my neck . |
| 10 | It was funny how quickly she had got used to it , sitting there with them watching her while she swabbed her nipple and lifted the baby close to her so that he could reach it . |
| 11 | And before he could reach it , he heard her say , ‘ If what you 're telling me 's true , then that 's all the more reason why you have to help me . ’ |
| 12 | Rose said pensively , walking round and sitting in Naseby 's seat before he could reach it . |
| 13 | If he could reach it and not drop anything … if the cat would stay away from his feet … |
| 14 | Mrs Winterton invited Mr Major to view the exhibition privately so he could reach his own informed conclusion about what action needed to be taken to clean up ‘ this free market in filth ’ . |
| 15 | But he was mistaken if he thought that he could upset her . |
| 16 | Even that slight contact sent a shudder through her body , but she fought it , refusing to let him see how he could move her . |
| 17 | But before he could move there was a click and Doyle was starting back towards the camera . |
| 18 | He saw himself as the only point of free will in the landscape before him , and if he could move his body with a purpose , then his mind would shake off the slough of misery and clear for action . |
| 19 | Then he could dissect it at will . |
| 20 | With her here to keep la Principessa happy , he could slip the leash and enjoy himself a bit — and if he could seduce her into his bed in between times , so much the better . |
| 21 | He defied his mother so that he could link his parents ' telephone line to his terminal after his own phone was cut off , James Richardson , prosecuting , said at Southwark Crown Court . |
| 22 | Every other paper one picked up had something either about his ancestors or his own latest piece of rabble-rousing — It was a stroke of genius by the Prime Minister to make him Minister of Fine Arts , where he could shout his head off and do little real harm . |
| 23 | I did n't know whether he could pull it off . |
| 24 | Gubbins seemed uncertain whether he could pull it off . |
| 25 | She was so engrossed in her thoughts that Dr Kent had to speak to her twice before she heard his request to help him move Bobbie Cole so that he could examine her . |
| 26 | No , I said he could borrow them , cos he 's in the team . |
| 27 | I took a deep breath and said , yes , all right , he could borrow mine . |
| 28 | If he could n't lose the feeling , perhaps he could deaden it . |
| 29 | It occurred to her that he could tip her out of the window without any effort at all , and she shrank back . |
| 30 | He rang me one day and asked if he could bring something down . |