Example sentences of "she could [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Myra greeted her with suppressed excitement and Claudia wished she could feel even a little of the same anticipation . |
| 2 | She could feel only a few twigs . |
| 3 | He was giving words to her own struggle , but before she could feel too much empathy a light went on inside her . |
| 4 | She kicked off her shoes on the carpet , and slid back silently to listen down the well of the staircase ; and picking up from this level only minor and ambiguous sounds , she went quickly down again one floor , to where she could lean cautiously over the glossy black banister , and train both eyes and ears upon any activity in the hall below . |
| 5 | Then she let the door swing shut and went into her bedroom , feeling the tears sting her eyes like hot needles , her mouth trembling as she moved to her wardrobe , got her case , unzipped it and began blindly packing everything she could fit inside . |
| 6 | She did intend to join a nearby sports club , where she could swim regularly , as soon as she was slim , but meanwhile shyly admitted to feeling too embarrassed to be seen in a swimsuit . |
| 7 | The content of these remarks she could guess all too easily from the pin-ups that were displayed on walls and pillars everywhere , pages torn from soft-porn magazines depicting glossy-lipped naked women with bulging breasts and buttocks , pouting and posturing indecently . |
| 8 | She could guess roughly what he was promising but let him keep his secret . |
| 9 | and then , if she could shake enough |
| 10 | She did n't know if Betty knew how long Beuno had been there , so endeavoured to give the impression that she could babble away on the topic of cooking game for hours at a time . |
| 11 | Before she could pull away from him he jerked loose his grip and started back the way they 'd come . |
| 12 | She was encouraged , because it seemed she could rely absolutely on that devoted attention , but discouraged , too , because he looked and was so young , and what could he know of marriage and widowhood , and the things that happen to women ? |
| 13 | Her pen shot across the page , making symbols that she hoped she could decipher later on . |
| 14 | I made the mistake of giving in too often and paying her so much attention that eventually she felt she could do exactly as she pleased . |
| 15 | If she married Pogo , she could do exactly as she pleased and she would be mistress of her own home . |
| 16 | Not that Masha was unable to enjoy herself — she had a fine sense of humour and loved to sing , which she could do well , serenading the songs of her homeland — lullabies and airs which still resonate in her son 's head to this day . |
| 17 | And before she could do just that , his lips possessed hers , compelling , sensual , arousing , provoking a passionate response she was incapable of hiding . |
| 18 | The men applauded ; asked her to do it again ; there was nothing she could do wrong . |
| 19 | He looks tired — and worried — she thought , and , regardless of Naylor watching , she could do no other than go over to Travis and kiss his cheek . |
| 20 | And when Travis seemed absolutely stumped for words , she could do no other than fill what would have been an awkward silence with , ‘ I could probably make the lasagne go three ways if … ’ |
| 21 | ‘ She could do worse , a hell of a lot worse . |
| 22 | She was always the brightest , and she was always the one who kept getting reports that she could do better . |
| 23 | Before she could ask whom he intended to marry this time he said , ‘ After you left and I had that final bust-up with Marc I rang Marianne and told her she could do better than marry a penniless school-kid . ’ |
| 24 | All she could do now was to rely on Ethel being merciful ( which was not one of Ethel 's main qualities ) . |
| 25 | The only thing she could do now was find Ana and mend a few fences . |
| 26 | How she wished she could do more for them and for her mother . |
| 27 | Thoughts of her dear sister and all that she must be going through started to get to her , and , as love and conscience did a double act , she could n't help thinking that surely she could do more . |
| 28 | You often hear managers say that : ' I 've run out of ideas on how to deal with him … ’ or ‘ she could do so much better but I just ca n't seem to make any progress … ’ or ‘ he simply did n't do what I asked … ’ |
| 29 | As they walked together through the hall , she was about to speak to him ( such a gift , some£thing must be said … ) , but before she could do so , he said , his voice hard , displeased : |
| 30 | It was her first Party conference , and she was certain she could do far better than them . |