Example sentences of "[adv] she could [vb infin] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If only she could get a look , see what they were up to … |
| 2 | On the other hand , it was such a likely place for her romantic-minded young sister to frequent , and the sooner she found Suzie , the sooner she could put a stretch of the North Sea between herself and the clear-eyed Scandinavian whose presence she found so unnerving . |
| 3 | From somewhere she could hear a lecturer droning ; maybe it needed speeding up a little . |
| 4 | The beach shelved up to green slopes , and quite near she could see a forest begin . |
| 5 | She looked again for Pete , but Pete was no longer there ; and now she could hear a scattering of spontaneous applause — applause ! — and a few cheers and whistles which told her that the host had finally arrived on the scene . |
| 6 | From here she could get a glimpse of the houses : ‘ luxury ’ newly-built bungalows , double garages , big picture windows , young trees , landscaped gardens with lawns so smooth and green they could have been carpets . |
| 7 | And when Sam was old enough to leave home maybe she could lead a life of her own without prejudice . |
| 8 | He looked like a man with nothing more on this mind than reaching the bar on the far side of the room — and yet she could feel a tension in the muscle of his arm , see it in the set of his mouth . |
| 9 | Occasionally she could see a gleam in Rachel 's eye , as though she might suddenly ask him if his intentions were honourable , but for the first time in her life she learned to be grateful for her mother 's good manners . |