Example sentences of "he could [verb] at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He insisted that he should visit the Tiller office so that he could observe at first hand how things were run . |
| 2 | It was the best he could do at short notice . |
| 3 | He thought he had probably broken it , but there was little he could do at this time of night . |
| 4 | On the other hand he could work at all hours of the day and night — much to the dismay of his advisers and household servants who would have preferred a more predictable routine . |
| 5 | The only bed he could claim at this point was in his penitential cell , but he went to it eagerly , glad to have a locked door between himself and the world . |
| 6 | It was n't really a question he could ask at this stage . |
| 7 | Would Sir Alexander Ramsay , of his goodness and in his leal duty to the King 's Grace and his Regent , come to Lochmaben Castle in Annandale at his earliest convenience , bringing with him such armed and horsed supporters as he could raise at short notice ? |