Example sentences of "he could [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It might not matter in the end — Forester fully expected to be traced and caught-but every difficulty and delay that he could strew behind him could make a final difference of hours or even minutes that might determine the distinction between success or failure . |
| 2 | Stevens was one of the most meticulous of film directors and any actor working with him could expect a gruelling time . |
| 3 | He realised the medium 's power , and realised that , through it , he could reach a different public and establish a new image with them . |
| 4 | If he could get up to Dunbar Castle , he could borrow a good horse there and be in Edinburgh five hours later . |
| 5 | It must be shown that the plaintiff acted voluntarily in the sense that he could exercise a free choice . |
| 6 | When he presented a complete pantomime , which naturally he had devised , directed , co-composed and co-designed , he could offer a weekly wage for an average of seventy-five artistes in each show . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm sure he does , but I doubt he could protect a miniature poodle , ’ Martin commented , thinking how very vulnerable she was in this big house with only old Clyde to look after her . |
| 8 | He was in a fix — he had bought two papers and merged them together , and I was n't around , I was in New York , and I did the logo for him in a hurry , but I did n't have time to design a newspaper , nor was it the kind of thing for which he could pay a big design fee , so he described it on the phone and then he faxed me some pages of the existing papers , and I said well what you have to do is look at the old London Times and do that . |
| 9 | He said he had also been offered interviews with ministers in the South African government , so that he could form a balanced judgement , but had declined . |
| 10 | Nevertheless , Nivelle resolved to attack , certain that he could achieve a decisive breakthrough . |
| 11 | He could exhibit a saint-like submissiveness , become a mere servant of art , willing to learn from anyone ; he would sit patiently at the bedsides of the sick and dying , painting unhappy men and women and feeling awe before peasant earth-mothers , but he could never be coerced into doing anything against his will . |
| 12 | A room with breakfast at the inn cost 30 guilders , and for double that he could rent a decent-sized room for a year in Schevengin , a poor district behind the station . |
| 13 | And through the star 's casual bonhomie at rehearsals , Charles thought he could detect a growing panic as the awful realisation dawned . |
| 14 | Their willingness to do so was confirmed by Libya 's foreign minister , Ibrahim Bechari , who said that Western investigators were welcome in Libya and that the Libyan judge looking into the allegations , Ahmed al-Zawi , would like to have more US or Scottish evidence in the case so that he could conduct a solid interrogation of the two men . |
| 15 | But there is nothing to disappoint the collector here : this is a notable issue , and I look forward to hearing Zimmermann in the Beethoven ; on this showing , he could give a splendid account of it . |
| 16 | Although the Church of the period lamented Charles ' sexual vigour and lack of suppressive morality , to the modern imagination it seems remarkable that he could rule a vast empire and still have time to devote to three concubines . |
| 17 | Or he could marry a rich sheila . |
| 18 | One day at rehearsal , to cheer up Dame Edith , the producers gave her £1,000 to go to Hardy Amies so that he could design a new wardrobe for her . |
| 19 | He consulted diviners when Anne Boleyn became pregnant , anxious to know whether he could expect a male heir . |
| 20 | To his surprise he could feel a warm egg , which he drew out . |
| 21 | He could feel a slight erection coming on — the sort he had in bars when he met good-time girls . |
| 22 | His upper body felt curiously numb , but he could feel a burning pain deep within him when he breathed . |
| 23 | He could feel a moving weight on his legs . |
| 24 | Denis returned to his seat , but before he could frame a new approach Josh Cohen started to drum his fingers on the tea-chest , looking about him and nodding his head in a calculating manner . |
| 25 | Willis appeared in court in June 1987 and was told he could face a three-year prison sentence . |
| 26 | He did n't know the details of the funding of the show , but he could piece a certain amount together . |
| 27 | This far underground , not only did Mait 's enhancer have no effect , but he could sense a strong source of pure malevolence which was almost tangibly present all around . |
| 28 | Mark , if you think that Strach was looking that far ahead then we should snap him up immediately , as if he is that much of a thinker then he could make a great manager . |
| 29 | Bernice did n't know where the Doctor got his talent from , but if he ever got tired of fighting ultimate evil , he could make a healthy profit as an intergalactic busker . |
| 30 | Just to satisfy herself that he understood how it was he was able to build out of the vertical , the teacher asked if he could make a bent tower with wooden building blocks . |