Example sentences of "could [adv] [verb] her [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Wilson could only nod her head and turn with him to go back . |
2 | ‘ A great deal , ’ Hari spoke with more confidence than she felt , indeed , she was trembling inside and she could only hope her nervousness did n't show . |
3 | Anguished husband Ron , 60 , could only grip her fingertips to show her he was there . |
4 | ‘ What 's happened ? ’ she said , but for a while Lucy could only shake her head . |
5 | She could only shake her head and look away . |
6 | She could only shake her head . |
7 | Shaken by the intensity of the way he was behaving , her lips almost numb with deprivation as he slid his hand into her hair , Sarella could only shake her head , no words possible . |
8 | Long ago , Miranda had realized that sexual involvement with Adam could only complicate her life , but she had been only half awake and off guard when he made his move . |
9 | The question kept her awake for several hours while she repeatedly reminded herself that it could only bring her heartache . |
10 | Prolonged contact with Rune could only make her parting from him more painful , the recovery period afterwards more protracted , the absolute cure less certain . |
11 | She wanted to turn tail and run and keep on running away from him , away from what she might discover , away from what could only break her heart , yet she knew that was impossible . |
12 | Cobalt 's mouth curved in his mischievous smile although she could only see her reflection in his lenses . |
13 | If she could only gain her room unnoticed , she would be able to sit quietly in the rocking chair with a book and — |
14 | Sitting in the swivel stool at his little desk in the theatre , Noreen could only bow her head . |
15 | And she had backed away in such a fashion that Lily could only let her arms drop . |
16 | But that idea killed the vision and she could only put her arms round him again and hide her face against his chest . |
17 | Adultery was the sole ground , but a wife could only divorce her husband if accompanied by some other matrimonial transgression . |
18 | Peter could obviously read her mind , for , scrawled across the bottom in his distinctive handwriting , was , ‘ No excuses ! |
19 | One could scarcely blame her parents for disliking the connection . ’ |
20 | Poor Gillie could scarcely vocalise her responses . |
21 | — Laura could scarcely believe her ears . |
22 | She could scarcely believe her eyes . |
23 | Ronni could scarcely keep her face straight . |
24 | Ruth scathed , her chest heaving so hard she could scarcely catch her breath . |
25 | For some years her vision had only enabled her to find her way about her house : she could not read and could scarcely see her television . |
26 | This gala could finally secure her position . |
27 | He could just see her face as he walked over to the pavement beneath . |
28 | She was wondering if it was true , if he could somehow arrange her release ; doctors had ordered her internment , so surely it was possible for another doctor to end it . |
29 | With Freemantle Leapor could easily speak her mind ; to have the same confidence with new readers would take time . |
30 | The pain was becoming so intense that by the end of the day she could hardly grip her scissors . |