Example sentences of "[noun prp] could [not/n't] [verb] her [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bernice could n't take her eyes from the tall woman , and realized that her companions , too , must have been staring . |
| 2 | Ruth could not take her eyes off him . |
| 3 | For a moment Lisa could not tear her eyes away . |
| 4 | Jezrael could n't keep her tone even . |
| 5 | Maria could n't move her head or even lower her eyes , and time had slipped . |
| 6 | In the darkness , Cardiff could not see her lips moving , and almost shouted back at her : It 's your brother ! |
| 7 | Julia could not take her eyes off the beautiful mare . |
| 8 | Martha could not imagine her mother going out to work and felt that the experiment was likely to prove disastrous . |
| 9 | Catherine could not keep her happiness to herself . |
| 10 | Even now a ten-year-older Phoebe could not suppress her amusement . |
| 11 | Gabriel could not see her face . |
| 12 | The day was over and Sara could not stifle her regret . |
| 13 | McAllister could not prevent her eyes from straying to his newspaper . |
| 14 | Kate could n't stop her face from flaming at the astuteness of his answer , and sought to cover up her confusion in attacking him again . |
| 15 | Kate could n't help her look of blank astonishment . |
| 16 | Juliet could n't believe her luck . |
| 17 | Paris was mooted but when Henrietta could not find her passport they eloped to Edinburgh . |
| 18 | Terry could n't believe her attitude . |
| 19 | He ate so swiftly that Libby could n't take her eyes off him ; she remembered all they were told about behaving properly and eating slowly . |
| 20 | Sally-Anne could not believe her luck ! |
| 21 | Charlotte could n't contain her delight . |