Example sentences of "she could [vb infin] with [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the holiday side of it — well , from her point of view she could do with a respite from thinking about that interview . |
| 2 | The girl looked as if she could do with a fairy godmother , or perhaps just a mother . |
| 3 | Sarah answered the door ; she wore a shabby blue woollen dress , her grey hair straggled and she looked as though she could do with a wash . |
| 4 | ‘ She could do with a bit of growing up , ’ observed Davyd , the shrewd Welsh gardener . |
| 5 | She still felt a bit wobbly on her legs and she knew too that she could do with a holiday . |
| 6 | She could do with a glimpse into the future right now , she decided grimly , particularly since it seemed her irritating companion was intent on being obstructive , despite his apparent change of attitude . |
| 7 | Coun Fishwick said there was not a lot she could do with the proclamation , adding it was county council business anyway . |
| 8 | We soon discovered , not surprisingly , that she could cope with a curry far hotter than we could eat . |
| 9 | I asked my neighbour to turn down her records as I found it impossible to concentrate and she said the only way she could cope with the stress of her reality was to blast her music . |
| 10 | Quickly she looked away , fiddling with papers on her desk , not sure she could cope with the anguish in his eyes that mirrored her own , but David lingered . |
| 11 | And when her husband cracked another joke , she found she could laugh with the rest . |
| 12 | or he or she could start with a Viking place name or a reference to a Viking raid in their own area . |
| 13 | Said she could check with the hotel if she wanted to be sure . |
| 14 | Oh no , her mother 's opinion had been , if Jessie did n't want to serve in the shops then she could help with the housework and learn to cook , and so save Maggie Rice 's half week 's wage of six and threepence , for Maggie was on what her mother called half-days , which started at eight and finished at one . |
| 15 | Behind them she could work with a charm and singleness of attention that became so smooth as to be chilling , except for the friendliness of her large grey eyes . |
| 16 | Behind them she could work with a charm and a singleness of attention that became so smooth as to be chilling , except for the friendliness of her large grey eyes ’ . |