Example sentences of "he could [adv] [verb] [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could n't tell direction in the fog . |
| 2 | He could n't waste time in useless persuasion . |
| 3 | He could n't see curvature in the third dimension . |
| 4 | It is one of civil politeness with the inn keeper realising that he could not beat Turnour in a fight and so he is prepared to bend under Turnour 's will as shown by his ‘ almost ’ friendliness when telling Turnour about his house and his asking of when Turnour would like to eat . |
| 5 | She was his straight , his shining Emmie — he could not bear dishonesty in her . |
| 6 | He could not take refuge in a timely snooze . |
| 7 | But he could always get work in good old BBC radio : that was his stamping ground . |
| 8 | He could still play left-back in div1 at 34 . |