Example sentences of "she could [vb infin] of [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he prodded around all the dreamy romantic feelings she experienced when he kissed her disappeared and all she could think of was when would he stop , and could n't he please just hold her again , very close , with the firm bulge of his body against her , far more erotic through several layers of clothes than his scratching , poking finger . |
| 2 | The only place she could think of was her father 's . |
| 3 | All she could think of was home , her brothers and her father ; all she longed for was to be back among them , back among the mountains and bays and cliffs that she loved — back in Ballingolin , back in Corcaguiney , back in Ireland . |
| 4 | She tried to remember the little he had said about Suvarov , but all she could think of was that without him neither she nor Anthony would have met David . |
| 5 | All she could think of was the two of them , and her suspicion that he was right about her . |
| 6 | Then she began on a list of words she liked , but all she could think of was ‘ fireplace ’ . |
| 7 | All she could think of was pine-scented engine oil and the need to get it out of her system . |
| 8 | All she could think of was that they 'd all been in on this — a kind of family Mafia , working behind the scenes to make sure that Lucenzo ended up with everything , his empire untouched . |
| 9 | All she could think of was Edmund , her young brother , her childhood playmate , her companion and strength during the endless months of darkness . |
| 10 | All she could think of was the panic on the other woman 's face when she 'd seen her . |
| 11 | Sabine tried to concentrate on the intricacies of the unfamiliar service , but all she could think of was Rohan . |
| 12 | She should be pleased and excited , but all she could think of was the complications it would add to her life . |
| 13 | All she could think of was , |
| 14 | She leaned on the fence , wrapped her coat more closely round her body and tried to assimilate something of the tranquillity of the night , but all she could think of was the hurt in Barney 's eyes and the stiffness of his voice . |
| 15 | The only thing she could think of was a request to use the lavatory , but that would tell her little beyond the colour of Veronica 's bathroom suite . |
| 16 | Luke Calder was nothing but a ruthless manipulator who made people do what he wanted when he wanted it , yet all she could think of was that she wanted to feel again the hot urgency of his mouth ! |
| 17 | Here she was , talking to Nigel , who , admittedly , was very attractive in a blatant sort of way , and all she could think of was David Kent 's long eyelashes and his beautiful brown eyes ! |
| 18 | Crazily , then , as her glance rested fleetingly on his handsome mouth , all she could think of was the way that fabulous mouth had touched hers . |
| 19 | The simple act of losing herself in a live stage performance seemed impossible , when all she could think of was the sheer heaven of spending time alone with Guy again . |
| 20 | She had all that to fill her heart with but at this moment all she could think of was that the stranger had left her side . |
| 21 | for the hour because all she could think of was this |
| 22 | She did , I 'd never forget it as long as I live , I thought to myself well you stupid cow , all she could think of was a fifty pence key , so I , I said to them , I said to the girls I 'm glad to be out but of course when they all went cos there was Lynda and all the girls from customer service that were kicked out and all of us that were there and they all said oh we 've got ta go back to work and we said oh ai n't that a shame you know , and we all went |
| 23 | Writing to Ellen , never her most sympathetic correspondent , was dreary work since all she could think of were frantic pleas to tell her of Oreste and she grew tired of begging long before she reached the end of the first sheet . |