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 | Owing to Amal 's seclusion as a female , she could not identify her attackers by name , only that they were acquaintances of her brother . |
| 28 | Jack Carey , an old friend of the family , had wanted to marry Susan years ago ; but she , of course , could not leave her father . |
| 29 | LATE at night an elderly woman rang Christine Hall to say that she had refused much-needed hospital treatment because she could not leave her dog , Holly . |
| 30 | It was symptomatic rather than part of the train of thought that led to his decision : Britain , as a great power , could not leave her security in the hands of the Americans , who , however friendly , could veer so unpredictably from generous international collaboration to self-centred isolationism . |