Example sentences of "he could [adv] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now he knew he could n't manage without a butler . |
| 2 | He was holding the gun out like a target-shooter , everything wrong , and he did n't speak because he could n't think of a thing to say . |
| 3 | He could not stand from a sitting position without using his arms and walked with difficulty unsupported . |
| 4 | He could not walk into a room without arousing a response . |
| 5 | His legs were thin and weak , and he could not walk in a straight line . |
| 6 | He admired a point which Stead had made about Polynesians and Christianity , but worried that he could not think of a Christian anthropologist . |
| 7 | He could not think of a single convincing excuse that would get him out of the house . |
| 8 | After citing passages from Amand 's case Sir John Donaldson M.R. , with whose judgment Kerr and Lloyd L.JJ. agreed , observed , at p. 977 , that he could not think of a case in which the order appealed from arose more clearly in a criminal cause or matter . |
| 9 | The taxpayer 's claim that he could not comply with a s 8 , TMA 1970 notice requiring him to submit tax returns as he was not in possession of the full facts to enable him to complete the returns properly was rejected in the High Court in Alexander v Wallington General Commissioners and IRC [ 1992 ] STI 264 . |
| 10 | By June he had tried seven different prospective designers without finding one who could give him what he wanted , but was emphatic that he could not work at a distance with Hanns or other Johannesburg artists , ‘ so that 's that ’ . |
| 11 | Writing from his prison cell in the Republic where he is serving 10 years for armed robbery , McGlinchey claimed he could easily tap into a central databank of RUC files . |
| 12 | The materials manager does not purchase all the material he could possibly need in a given period . |
| 13 | the materials manager does not purchase all the material he could possibly need in a given period . |
| 14 | His mother agreed that he could always play with a particular set of toys immediately after getting dressed , provided he threw no tantrums . |
| 15 | He was tall and strong and beautiful but he could never think like a man or a king . |
| 16 | Martin Cruz Smith has an intriguing hero to play with ; if he could only Strive For a Decisive Upswing in Plot Design , his mastery of the chilly thriller would be complete . |
| 17 | Despite the fact that Bill was in his mid-fifties and had a chronic heart condition , which meant he could only play for a maximum of five minutes a match , it was a good move on Fred 's part as the pub owned the cricket pitch at the rear and naturally , as captain , Bill felt obliged to hand it over to the club , and so ‘ The Tip ’ was born . |
| 18 | Here he was , a friar , a priest , a man sworn to chastity , feeling twinges of jealousy about someone he could only claim as a friend . |
| 19 | At the same time great emphasis was placed on rewarding Gary for pro-social behaviour obedience , co-operation — with tokens which he could then exchange for a privilege ( such as staying up late ) or a treat ( such as a favourite play activity with his parents ) . |
| 20 | He despised the ease with which he could now engage in a life beyond the mightiest exertions of the man he had been born to be . |