Example sentences of "he could [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1920 , for example , the notoriously rotund producer G. B. Samuelson made a trip to Universal Studios , where he produced six pictures to learn what he could about the American way of doing things . |
| 2 | He told Nikos and Georgiades as much as he could about the current political log-jam , leaving out the Patros bit . |
| 3 | they asked him to remember all the things he could about the trip from earth . |
| 4 | He escaped as soon as he could to the company of her brothers . |
| 5 | He would have to wait , and until then he would keep as close as he could to the Russian . |
| 6 | A protesting Maltote was roused and ordered to ride as fast as he could to the royal camp outside Bedford . |
| 7 | Among the gentry residing there was to be found Mr Benedict Beckenham , riding as hard as he could to the devil . |
| 8 | Those who talked to Harold Macmillan at this time were sure that this cold politicking did not enter his head ; that he was sincere and only wanted to do the best that he could for the Church . |
| 9 | His energy revived , Richard was now intent on keeping Victoria 's company as much to himself as he could for the rest of the day . |
| 10 | He had groomed himself as best as he could for the interview . |
| 11 | He failed to do all he could for the Jews and socialised with the Nazis too easily for the Poles ' liking . |
| 12 | Using highly mobile soldiers to avoid battle , Bruce used the physical geography of Scotland to make conditions as difficult as he could for the English who , risking starvation and ambush , had to be very careful not to overstretch themselves and to keep open their lines of communication as best they could through the control of castles , in particular the vital one at Stirling , which dominated the lowest point at which the river Forth could be crossed by bridge . |
| 13 | He thought he had got all he could for the time being . |
| 14 | He made as swiftly as he could for the foyer . |
| 15 | He says in the autobiography erm my view was that every president was a and this was a famous phrase every president was a steward of the people , a steward of the people , bound actively and affirmatively to do all he could for the people and not to content himself with the negative merit of keeping his talents undamaged in a napkin curious turn of phrase I decline he says to adopt the view that what is imperatively necessary for the nation can not be done unless the president can find some specific authorization to do it in the constitution . |
| 16 | He washed himself as best he could at the sink in the bathroom . |
| 17 | Then I heard how he lived hand to mouth in the Bronx , lobbying whom he could at the talking-shop . |
| 18 | Bossard was sentenced to 21 years ' imprisonment and once again it seems that the Russians were willing to sacrifice an agent , probably because Bossard had given them all the details he could of the American rocket-guidance systems , in order to enhance the credibility of Top Hat so that he could continue peddling disinformation . |
| 19 | Civilians were fleeing and the Commissioner for the Dockyard sought leave of the Admiralty to destroy all that he could of the yard to prevent it falling into enemy hands . |
| 20 | He also learned all he could of the ground and the way it shaped the wind , because command of the wind meant command of flight and that meant dominance and security . |
| 21 | A few would talk and from them he learned what he could of the north-west . |
| 22 | He had a cup of tea , he listened to their story and took down what description he could of the intruders . |
| 23 | Jack drove the car as near as he could towards the station building and switched off the faltering engine . |
| 24 | He moved as quietly as he could towards the connecting door , grasped the handle and with a single movement flung the door open . |
| 25 | Fuchida ordered his remaining 324 aircraft back to the waiting carriers but stayed as long as he could over the target . |
| 26 | In an instant he checked , left the path and advanced as silently as he could through the trees . |
| 27 | So he lay hunched on the floor of the saloon and breathed as best he could through the thick hood . |
| 28 | ‘ I will go up to the roof , just remember though to tell them to send a ladder up there ’ said Ralph ‘ Take the child with you and hurry ’ And with that Carter ran as fast as he could through the dark air with the lady and child and before long he was out Ralph 's sight . |
| 29 | He settled himself as best he could between the metal wall and a heavy bundle of wires , and stared into the darkness . |
| 30 | Oliver , filled with anxiety , ran as fast as he could along the country roads and across the fields until , hot and exhausted , he reached the town . |