Example sentences of "he could [verb] [adv prt] at " in BNC.
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1 | For Camus the sky was a source of sustenance that he could draw on at will ; for me it is a thwarted promise , yearned for and glimpsed against the odds . |
2 | He could call in at the Informer office in Chancery Lane and use the telephone to arrange a suitably stimulating lunch . |
3 | Vologsky increased his pace , momentarily , gaining a few feet so that he could look back at Kirov 's grim face . |
4 | He said it abruptly , his body twisted round so that he could look back at the hotel . |
5 | He could get back at them in some commando-style way . |
6 | If he 'd got a down on you , he could get back at you any time he wanted . ’ |
7 | At last , Rourke moved , propping himself up on one elbow so that he could gaze down at her . |