Example sentences of "[adj] he could [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This he could recite without the book , a poem of Wilfred Owen 's which he had impressed into the minds of every one of his pupils in Battle Creek . |
| 2 | This he could do by granting a Discharge in the form set forth in Schedule B to the Act or in a similar form . |
| 3 | From this he could obtain survivorship curves for cohorts of leaves born in the same time period and record some of the causes of death or damage within the populations ( Fig. 16.5 ) . |
| 4 | Once more he was overcome with a strange feeling , but this he could recognise , for it was made up of unadulterated fear . |
| 5 | If Honderich had paid attention to clues like this he could have subjected the credentials of the new right to closer scrutiny and interrogated the development of Conservative thought with much greater sensitivity . |
| 6 | Like other monarchs through history , Charles took the course of letting another take the most major step on his behalf ; if it went wrong he could repudiate it , if it went well then it was obviously a wise action for all . |
| 7 | Impossibly arrogant and handsome , teeth flashing beneath his ebony moustache , so much copied by the young Argentine bloods , black curls flowing from under a very unIrish tartan hat , Juan 's long thighs gripped a bay mare who was so glossy he could have checked his reflection in her quarters . |
| 8 | If the boss had been more assertive he could have said something like , ‘ I would appreciate some more help . |
| 9 | When he asked if he could take part , the gentlemen archers looked at him and at his bow and , thinking it doubtful he could hit anything at 100 yards , gave their permission if his father looked after him . |
| 10 | With that Honourable he could approach a ready Miss D'Arcy who would not look at a tradesman , a craftsman , let alone a common man whatever his industry or honesty . |
| 11 | At six he could solve complicated mathematical equations and play chess at an advanced level . |
| 12 | His injuries were so serious he could have died without prompt treatment . |
| 13 | The less official he could make it the better . |
| 14 | Then if he got lost he could follow the string back to the entrance again . |
| 15 | Underneath those precisely tailored silk shirts was a man so rugged and so real he could steal your breath away — if you let him . |
| 16 | McAvoy was convinced he could control his cut from the inside but he lost control . |
| 17 | He would n't need much he could sleep in the car-but he 'd still have to eat and buy fuel . |
| 18 | The closeness had somehow died , but apart from this she 'd been so sure there was much he could tell her . |
| 19 | The vet said there was n't much he could do because he did n't think Biggles was old enough or strong enough to survive the anaesthetic . |
| 20 | Jarvis disliked the whole suburban scene but there was not much he could do about that until he was older . |
| 21 | There was n't much he could do about Preston except shout abuse across the garden fence at his nan while she was putting the washing out , but he managed to persuade her it would be a mistake sending him to a Catholic school . |
| 22 | During the time Nicholas was in jail , the Foreign Secretary , Douglas Hurd , always insisted there was only so much he could do to help : |
| 23 | It was all very pleasant , and Cassie began to remember what she had all but forgotten : Just what good company Ben was , and how much he could make her laugh . |
| 24 | The gleam in the missionary 's eye suggested that Jaq 's account of how much he could perceive — ‘ Even to a glimpse of the Emperor 's beacon ? ’ — and of how he could hide his own spark of phosphorescence , meant that this lad was singularly blessed . |
| 25 | Brian tried to think how much he could recall of his own early years . |
| 26 | And he knew I did n't have to be home for the kids or whatever , he knew my circumstances so well and he knew th exactly how much he could use me you know . |
| 27 | Or so John-William Dallam 's lawyers had made clear to him when he had signed the marriage-contract a week ago , telling him what his allowance was to be , what it was meant to cover , by how much he could overdraw , to whom he would be answerable if his affairs fell into disarray , making it all sound more like an application for employment than a romance . |
| 28 | ‘ Waal , ’ said the American , ‘ there was nothing much he could say , was there ? |
| 29 | Scouring a crumpled bank statement , he worked out how much he could afford and wrote out the cheque on his girlfriend 's back . |
| 30 | However generous Edward wished to be — and his willingness to challenge the Stanleys suggests that he saw Richard 's endowment as a matter of some urgency — there was a limit to how much he could afford to do for his brother . |