Example sentences of "she could [adv] find [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But because of the storm the hatches had been battened down and no matter how hard she searched she could not find a way out of the hold .
2 She could not find the light switch and stood , her hand on the newel post , deciding whether to go up in the dark .
3 … but she could not find the room .
4 But , somehow , she could not find the words .
5 She could n't find a way past the fear .
6 She could n't find a ve-hickle that worked .
7 She could n't find a handkerchief .
8 She could n't find a place , she was desperate . "
9 When they first came to this country — like my mum , when she first came she said she could n't find a place to live because people did n't want black people on their premises .
10 ‘ You know how it is , ’ he would say to their hosts , on the pretext of apologising for arriving late , ‘ She could n't find a thing to wear .
11 But she could n't find the ticket .
12 Somehow she could n't find the strength to confront him with her suspicions again , and , if she had , what would he have done ?
13 She could n't find the words to explain to him how she felt .
14 All the bushes she could see were small and scrubby and she could n't find an excuse to leave S. Kettering and double back to the front of the house .
15 She could always find a reason to stop Conradin enjoying himself .
16 If she could only find the courage to follow it through …
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