Example sentences of "she could n't [vb infin] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could n't control a moan of delight as his lips caught and teased her sensitive nipples . |
| 2 | She could n't withhold a gasp , and had to close her eyes quickly as his head came round . |
| 3 | She could n't smell a thing . |
| 4 | She could n't do a thing about it . |
| 5 | For one thing , she could n't see a thing in the blackout without her glasses ; and for another , the uniform was n't half attractive enough . |
| 6 | She could n't kill a butterfly . |
| 7 | She could n't have er she could n't have a feather pillow . |
| 8 | It was difficult when she could hardly speak at all , but she could n't let a statement like that go unchallenged . |
| 9 | ‘ She could n't believe a man she had once regarded as an uncle figure could turn against her so viciously , ’ one of her closest friends says . |
| 10 | His enthusiasm was infectious , and as Merrill looked up at the lively amber glint in his eyes she could n't suppress a smile . |
| 11 | He looked … well , she could n't put a name to how he looked . |
| 12 | As she watched the door swing gently to a close behind him , Lindsey was left with the crazy feeling that she must have imagined those few seconds when something , even if she could n't put a name to it , had passed between them . |
| 13 | With a rush of emotion she could n't put a name to Luce realised that her first instinctive feeling about him had been absolutely right . |
| 14 | He came back with a brace of fish of a species she could n't put a name to . |
| 15 | ‘ I should 've guessed she could n't keep a secret . |
| 16 | ‘ Not in the wine bar , though , ’ she insisted hastily ; she could n't take a chance on Luke walking in . |
| 17 | She managed the ice-cream dessert a bit better — it required little effort to swallow — though she could n't taste a thing . |
| 18 | Claudia murmured agreement and ate automatically , though she could n't taste a thing . |
| 19 | You ca n't hear a thing , deaf as the , deaf as a post , and does n't wear any thing , I feel it 's very one side conversation because he , he says all the talking and they ca n't muck in almost unbearable , cos she likes to talk a lot to and she could n't get a word in because |
| 20 | and his wife , it was her second marriage , her first one had been to the doctor and he had actually examined paedophilia backed off , basically said well she did n't , she could n't get a conviction but it was quite clear that he had the motive and he 'd had the opportunity because Connie died from the fire which Harvey Jones had set cos he found out |
| 21 | On the first two touches , it shifted , and she could n't get a grip on it , but on the third attempt , she clasped it between her toes . |
| 22 | I am sorry that Gale Stanley lost her life because she could n't get a donor and I know how her mum and dad must feel . |
| 23 | She could n't get a job as a washer up could she ? |
| 24 | Even if she could n't get a game , there 'd be something going on at the club , and it would be better than moping around at home . |
| 25 | And she could n't drive a car . |
| 26 | One woman refused to accept a support worker as a night sitter ; the development officer said ‘ she could n't accept a stranger in the house at night ’ . |
| 27 | She could n't find a way past the fear . |
| 28 | She could n't find a ve-hickle that worked . |
| 29 | She could n't find a handkerchief . |
| 30 | She could n't find a place , she was desperate . " |