Example sentences of "[adv] she could make " in BNC.

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1 Pressing his hand against her bosom or kissing his fingers softly and reverently , she told him that she knew and had always known that only she could make him happy , that there was already a mystical bond between them and that if she could not soon feel his arms about her and his lips upon her own , she would sink away into despair .
2 She recalled that as a young girl she 'd often sucked slowly at a big lollipop to see how long she could make it last .
3 Perhaps she could make tea .
4 She was tired of kneeling , listening to their voices droning on : ‘ Our Father who art in heaven , hallowed be Thy name ’ , and ‘ Hail Mary , full of grace ’ , which was all she could make out of the second bit , because what followed was just a mumble .
5 Perhaps now she could make up for her crime against society .
6 She did n't dare raise her head to look through the window in case she was spotted , but at least from here she could make a fair guess at where Adam and the stranger were located in the room .
7 If she tried hard enough , surely she could make it all , the car and the people , vanish into thin air , like one of her fantasies ?
8 After all , if it were to be something to mark the beginning of a new stage in her life , then she could make it clear that this new life would n't involve any further outings with him .
9 The Warden had robbed her of her rightful position of importance in the drama , but at least she could make herself feel better by taking this girl down a peg or two .
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