Example sentences of "he could [vb infin] [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps he could bring himself to back into Karen 's bowl ? |
| 2 | Now , however , to his intense discomfort , Hugo found there was no way he could prevent himself from thinking about Greg Martin . |
| 3 | As soon as he could discharge himself from hospital Hoppy returned to his command , briefed to harass the Japanese as they began to fall back . |
| 4 | Before Charles could give an order to his platoon , in which he could identify himself with them in such a disagreeable manoeuvre , the new Company Commander continued to pursue the military solecism of humiliating an officer in front of his own command . |
| 5 | He could picture himself at the court of King Louis , accepting the thanks of his grateful monarch . |
| 6 | He had mistakenly believed that total retirement from first-class cricket was necessary before he could avail himself of the pension fund for West Indies Test cricketers . |
| 7 | SHe could n't understand how , when he was clearly so wound up and frantic about his daughter 's development , he could stop himself from taking part in it . |
| 8 | If Madeleine was enjoying herself with her ‘ Pogo ’ , he could enjoy himself with Cora-Beth , who probably cared about him far more than Madeleine ever had . |
| 9 | It would be many more months till the carapace matured into full symbiotic harmony with his body — and of course his spirit must be tested and tempered in combat before sockets would be cut into the carapace , whereby he could plug himself into power armour in a full fusion of man and equipment . |
| 10 | Frankie wriggled free so that he could remove himself from the confrontation . |
| 11 | He gyrated carefully so that he could see himself at all angles . |
| 12 | He could see himself in the garden with Fraulein Simonis , investigating those dark eyes at closer quarters . |
| 13 | Well the first time when he found it could comb is hair straight back with his right hand ; he could dry himself under his arms properly instead of just sort of wiping at it with a towel ; wash his teeth better , instead of using his left hand with difficulty because he 's never been really left handed . |
| 14 | He could lose himself in that sweetness , maybe even forget , for a while … |
| 15 | Once in he could lose himself among the excited household , and never be in one place long enough to be an object of suspicion , until he could find a means of encountering Ralf Isambard alone . |
| 16 | Sir Robert Carey , Warden of the English Middle March , had been in London visiting the queen , but had prudently arranged for relays of horses to be ready for him between the capital and Edinburgh , so that he could ingratiate himself with the King of Scots by being the first to arrive with the news that he was now King of England also . |
| 17 | Unlikely , but he could amuse himself by playing with the idea . |