Example sentences of "she could [verb] [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could feel her colour mounting and sensed nudges and stares . |
| 2 | She could feel her skin , corroding . |
| 3 | Jessamy found she was breathing rather heavily , and she could feel her skin growing hot with colour . |
| 4 | She could feel her skin tingling with delighted response . |
| 5 | At work next day , discussing time-sheets and piecework rates with Dagmar , she could feel her skin irritating her . |
| 6 | She could feel her chest swelling with the joy of it . |
| 7 | This seemingly innocuous question acted upon Liz with the effect of an instant anaesthetic : as she began to answer , she could feel her jaw growing rigid in mid-word . |
| 8 | She was positively trembling with rage , and she could feel her nails piercing into the flesh of her arm . |
| 9 | She could feel her breasts hard under the thin cotton of her blouse , the nipples pushing against the material , yearning for the feel of his hand . |
| 10 | His words rang in the clear air and she could feel her head swimming from the enormity of what he had just said . |
| 11 | He had only to appear and she could feel her emotions bubbling to the surface . |
| 12 | She could feel her heart thumping and was sure that people would see its movement beneath her dress . |
| 13 | She could feel her heart banging like an old engine . |
| 14 | She could feel her heart sink . |
| 15 | She could feel her heart thumping that little bit faster against her ribs . |
| 16 | She could feel her heart thudding against his chest . |
| 17 | She could feel her mother s irritation rise to balance the calmness that her grandmother threw over the fight . |
| 18 | She could feel her mother 's presence behind her but she refused to turn round or even to raise her head . |
| 19 | At the same time she could feel her neck muscles being strained . |
| 20 | And broad shoulders under his white coat — She could feel her hand trembling . |
| 21 | Even before he touched the exposed flesh , she could feel her nipples tingling , tightening to aching points , thrusting proud and carmine under the caressing gaze . |
| 22 | She could feel her nipples hardening beneath the touch of his fingers , and her body trembled almost uncontrollably . |
| 23 | Dignity right now seemed a bit optimistic , when she could feel her eyes blurring over with tears , but anything was better than standing here at the foot of the stairs , rooted to the spot and subjected mercilessly to his naked inspection of her . |
| 24 | She could feel her face puckering , about to cry . |
| 25 | She could feel her face flushing . |
| 26 | Fran 's nerves were raw , so strung up that she could feel her hands shaking as she fastened her bag and picked up her tape-recorder from the desk . |
| 27 | As she hurried to grab a taxi to the hotel she could feel her stomach coiling into knots of dread . |
| 28 | She could feel her stomach churning with excitement . |
| 29 | She could feel her cheeks burning as girls she 'd been to the convent school with in Naas said , ‘ Welcome , mam ’ and some had slyness in their smiles . |
| 30 | Apprehension dried Polly 's throat and she could feel her cheeks burning , but she had gone too far to stop now . |