Example sentences of "and she could [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I never asked her , but I do n't imagine oral penetration figured as high on her list of priorities as it did on mine , and she could probably have done without the anal variety altogether . |
| 2 | His lips were slightly parted , and she could neither see nor hear the thin whisper of breath . |
| 3 | Katie Flynn A Liverpool Lass ( Mandarin ) A pseudonym , and she could well be successful ; buyers are enthusiastic , especially about the cover . |
| 4 | And she could well imagine how scathing she would have been . |
| 5 | That was the thrush ( ‘ he sings each song twice over ’ ) and she could also recognise the thoughtful song of the robin , a loner like herself , the virtuoso blackbird ( why had so few poems been written in praise of him ? ) and the starling , with its one sweet note on a flute . |
| 6 | Buddie had beaten her with a stick until her mouth bled and she could barely stand . |
| 7 | As she lay between the sheets , Hari felt a great restlessness grip her , she thought of Craig 's face so close to hers and she could barely breathe for the confused emotions that raced through her . |
| 8 | But she was still in the grip of a puzzling weariness , and she could barely walk by her couch without feeling compelled to drop down on it for a short nap . |
| 9 | There was plenty of water now , and she could even heat some . |
| 10 | From her seat she could see the winding road that led up to the elegant gateway of Casa Madrid , and she could even see the sprinklers sending blessed water swirling over the melon and pineapple fields . |
| 11 | Luca Giordano , Elisa went on , thinking that she had placed her hosts at a disadvantage , was a particular favourite of hers and she could easily see why he was regarded as one of Naples ' finest painters . |
| 12 | Now obviously Elizabeth Taylor can demand her own terms — she 's one of the biggest stars in the world and she could easily have been a prima donna . |
| 13 | It had stopped raining , and she could easily have walked ; but she let Ben drive her , slowly , talking about Jake all the way . |
| 14 | If she truly loved someone , she could not be indifferent to the fate of other people , because her beloved would be dependent on that fate , he would be part of it , and she could no longer feel that mankind 's torments , its wars and holidays , were none of her concern . |
| 15 | It was nearly two and a half years since Hamish had walked out on Daisy and she could no longer claim to be madly in love with him , but she missed the presence of a man in her life , and her self-confidence was in tatters . |
| 16 | She had reached the Fifth Level , and she could no longer go back . |
| 17 | Johnny had moved to the far end of the room and she could no longer see him , but she could guess at the expression on his face . |
| 18 | Give that club to a lady and she could no more control it than the power man could use her club effectively . |
| 19 | Then everything was movement , sensation , and she could no longer laugh or speak or do anything but be carried along by a force greater than anything she had ever known before , a force that took them to the heavens to touch the stars that had already decided their destiny . |
| 20 | There had been a storm the previous day and she could still see white horses in the bay from where she was sitting by a south-facing window . |
| 21 | And she could still feel the moment when hope , as his face had bent towards her , had melted into an emotion much more like disappointment . |
| 22 | She thought she could almost see the memories and she could certainly hear the echoes . |
| 23 | In her years working with the Madam and then running her brothel she had come to know many , and she could usually spot their type . |
| 24 | She had given signs enough , perhaps too many , and she could only wait . |
| 25 | It horrified her to think how foolish she had been and she could only excuse herself on the grounds that she had suffered some kind of fit . |
| 26 | ‘ 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 . |
| 27 | Carrie was taken by the obvious sincerity of the man and she could only nod . |
| 28 | But that idea killed the vision and she could only put her arms round him again and hide her face against his chest . |
| 29 | She was like a young dog , the kind her mother scorned , and she could only leap and lick after a blow such as he had fetched her . |
| 30 | It was improbable in the extreme that Brian 's sterling qualities had come to the notice of the Comptroller of the Household , and she could only assume that the summons had been the consequence of her father 's having been an RA . |