Example sentences of "that she could [vb infin] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Helen , never taking her eyes off Alexandra , craned sideways so that she could wind a finger round and round in a hole in her black stocking . |
2 | Daisy was Fred 's bird , a freckled teenager with red tabby hair whom Arthur had entrusted with a slice of his savings so that she could open a boutique . |
3 | She found it unnerving to be made aware that she could want a man so much physically when her mind was totally against it . |
4 | And she bought a , a cameo brooch with a little ring on top that she could put a chain in as well . |
5 | According to Dr O'Toole , Dr Baltimore told her in 1986 that she could write a letter to Cell about it , but that he would publish a rejoinder . |
6 | The defending solicitor tried to fault her on identification but she described the car as having a metallic paint job , wide wheels and a number of triangular stickers in the rear window ; she also thought that she could remember a couple of fluffy dice hanging from the rear-view mirror , and she gave the first three letters of the registration number . |
7 | All he had to do then was to make it known that he had promised to leave Laura alone so that she could have a rest in peace , to make an excuse about paying a brief visit to the Gents , to go up to his room — probably via the guest-lift — to stick his hand inside the room and grab the handbag , to take out the jewel before dumping the handbag , and then … ’ |
8 | Feeling suddenly full of energy , she got up , and , switching on the immersion heater so that she could have a bath later , she decided to give the cottage a good clean . |