Example sentences of "could [verb] him at " in BNC.
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| 1 | I knew ‘ Butcher 's Boy ’ was Danny 's call sign but who on earth could want him at two 0'clock in the morning ? |
| 2 | If I could see him at the back I 'll er , I 'll just get the question a bit more clearer and I 'm sure I can help . |
| 3 | I opened my eyes at fucking five to six and I could see him at the window Ken ran then across the road and he says Dawn your brother 's been trying to get in for ages . |
| 4 | She could cow him at a glance . |
| 5 | There was speculation last night that Hankin 's former Leeds United colleague David Harvey could join him at Feethams . |
| 6 | The German 's rates differed from girl to girl , and with some he had an arrangement that he received a commission rather than a rent per room ; the advantage here for the girls was that they could pay him at the end of the night , rather than each time they used the room And to ensure they did n't even think about cheating , he employed a " caretaker " whose job was to keep a tally of the girls and their customers . |
| 7 | Ruth could imagine him at sale rooms , carefully handling dusty china , gently touching worn , cracked furniture , grey eyes seeming to question himself inwardly as he gazed ; he would rarely fail , she thought , in spotting what was truly valuable . |