Example sentences of "she could [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She crept down , keeping her suitcase under her right arm to conceal it as best she could with her body . |
| 2 | She did what she could with her tousled mass of auburn curls , but when she twisted it into its usual topknot the starkness of the style served only to emphasise the weariness in her wide-set eyes , and with a little mutter of disgust she let the curls fall again , tumbling about her shoulders in riotous abandon . |
| 3 | Constance came hurrying as fast as she could with her stick . |
| 4 | And for a loving mother the child would have Katelina , who would cherish him now , and make what she could of her marriage , for the sake of what she had found in Kalopetra . |
| 5 | Then she examined what she could of her singed hair , licked her cut lip better and tried to smooth her broken nails . |
| 6 | It dawned on Folly that she was waiting for a tip and , gathering what she could of her wits , she struggled out of bed to delve in her handbag . |
| 7 | She slammed it down as hard as she could on her opponent 's head . |
| 8 | And so Josie left her there , intending to be as quick as she could on her errand and to return before Lucy could wander away to think her thoughts of darkness somewhere else . |
| 9 | She visited the client , and through an informal conversation obtained as much information as she could about his or her mental state , behavioural problems , self-care capacity , and home care situation . |
| 10 | Her eyes rounded and she hugged every scrap of blanket she could around her body , making a barrier to his hot eyes . |
| 11 | She went on to say that although she 'd done what she could from her Oxford home , and encouraged her friends to do the same , eventually she just had to pack and go to Orkney . |
| 12 | Erm , with mum i i i is fine because she could from my point of view so , and also as regards the , if anything happens to me , then she gets a pension from the bank she gets |