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

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1 Then he smiled , and thanked her in that tearingly familiar voice , and suddenly she could hardly bear to think that she had lost him .
2 If only she could just go home , hide away and never have to see anyone again — but she had promised to stick with Paula and there would be all kinds of awkward questions and recriminations if she arrived home alone .
3 She had learnt that wickedness exists , even where there is beauty , and now she could hardly bear to look down into the Vale .
4 And now she could too .
5 But Margaret knew nothing about it , and therefore she could hardly feel that she was a real Dame .
6 I had n't known she did , but apparently she could only be persuaded when she was in her cups , which was a rare occurrence .
7 Should have been thrown out really but somehow she could never bring herself to do it .
8 She examined the body as best she could without touching it , its contorted features being a suitable disincentive to touch it .
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