Example sentences of "[vb infin] she could " in BNC.
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| 1 | The woman did n't even know she could trust her , for goodness ' sake ! |
| 2 | She could do n't know she could |
| 3 | Nor did she feel she could approach her own family for assistance . |
| 4 | She did not feel she could turn down such charity without proof of the necessary conditions of rejection . |
| 5 | She did n't feel she could make a contribution , but she wanted to , so ‘ I just went in and made myself useful . ’ |
| 6 | She did n't feel she could bother Mike with the problem either ; he might be team manager , but like everyone else his thoughts were closely tied up in the cars and their drivers . |
| 7 | But she and Matthew had had so many cold steely little tussles these last few weeks over so many small things — like the panelling in the hall and cutting some trees down at the side of the house which she said darkened the drawing-room and which he had gone berserk about — that Sara did not feel she could be obstructive again . |
| 8 | He did n't feel she could emotionally handle his anger . |
| 9 | Shelley did n't feel she could face this kind of conversation . |
| 10 | That would show she could fit in neatly anywhere . |
| 11 | But she also said Hawick wanted her to give up her partnership here and she did n't think she could bear to . ’ |
| 12 | Sally said nothing , and Harriet went on : ‘ You do n't really think she could do something like that , do you ? |
| 13 | I mean , if she 's peculiar , do you think she could have had something to do with Dominic 's death ? ’ |
| 14 | She did n't think she could be turned out , but she was n't going to stay , not with that bitch . |
| 15 | Perdita did n't think she could eat another thing , but the figs in syrup that followed were so delicious she was soon piling on great dollops of cream . |
| 16 | Afraid that she might have hurt Nora , who was sitting very quietly , Louise added , ‘ Of course , she 'll miss you but I do think she could stay on for a little longer , to see what might happen . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ But I was surprised at her type ; you would think she could have got a job , a decent one somewhere . |
| 18 | Craig had been wonderful to Hari during the past days , she did n't think she could have got through it all without him . |
| 19 | Her legs , she said , refused to work and she did n't think she could go on . |
| 20 | ‘ Well , one of them that caused the trouble , he has n't got a father , you see , so therefore … and he was mucking about and she told him to get out and of course he answered her back , which I do n't think she could take really . |
| 21 | On Starr Hills , she 'd been able to talk to him ; but she did n't think she could now . |
| 22 | Nor did she think she could hide anything from this man with the golden eyes . |
| 23 | Emily turned and looked at Charlotte , but I do n't think she could see the heather . |
| 24 | Almost level with the last sunflower and she did n't think she could make it . |
| 25 | She did n't think she could make it . |
| 26 | ‘ You do n't think she could have come across something that put her in danger ? ’ |
| 27 | He would n't put her on watch if he did n't think she could handle the responsibility . |
| 28 | But Jessamy did n't think she could cope with spending even half an hour with Julius . |
| 29 | She would have to begin all over again , and she really did n't think she could do that . |
| 30 | His mouth refused to release hers , and every movement he made sent her spiralling deeper into an apparently bottomless pit of pleasure , it washed over her , saturated her , invaded every one of her nerve-ends until she did n't think she could stand it any more . |