Example sentences of "[coord] [prep] [pron] he could [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He put his telescope to his eye , and through it he could see the shapes of ten dogs pulling a sledge over the ice . |
| 2 | Luckily , he had a correspondent in his brother Theo in whom he could confide and with whom he could explore ideas about art ; the letters are thus an invaluable source of interpretation . |
| 3 | It felt rather like swimming under water in a glass tank : on all sides and above him he could see the world , the outer air , but he was not part of it . |
| 4 | Somewhere there would be a tutor waiting to see him — some easy-going , amiable man , not old , but a few years older than himself , with whom he could drink sherry on slightly deferential terms , and to whom he could apply for permission to hold parties , keep a car , and ride to hounds . |
| 5 | The approaching flames were nearer now , and beyond them he could see the villagers trying to peer through the smoke to make out what was happening . |
| 6 | His fingers met the soft , masking texture of cloth , but beneath them he could feel her warmth , the firm softness of her sex . |
| 7 | But from what he could see , he was in a private room in some hospital , to judge from the clinically white decor and the chrome steel stand by the bedside , holding the I.V . |