Example sentences of "[be] [adj] she could " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she belatedly realised that she must be pregnant she could not tell the Englishman , because he was away from the camp leading an action against an important German supply dump . |
| 2 | The other woman had caught her completely on the raw with her mention of the man she had seen Adam with , though to be honest she could n't really have said why . |
| 3 | If he did n't get this across to her properly and she chose to be obstructive she could make so many complications that the very project could be damaged . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm sure she could , ’ Willi said vehemently , brushing crumbs from his stomach . |
| 5 | I 'm surprised she could n't even hear ! |
| 6 | ‘ I suppose it 's possible she could be having some sort of psychological block . |
| 7 | I was just thinking that maybe at the beginning of the day people could , if she knows who is due she could actually write that in , and when they came she could just tick that that they 'd arrived . |
| 8 | It 's likely she could face lengthy physiotherapy and recovery may be slow . |
| 9 | In all the eyes that were watching her , that 's all she could see . |
| 10 | That 's all she could move it really was |
| 11 | At the end of the first year Susan realised that although the business was profitable she could hardly take out enough money to live on because she was heavily reliant on her bank and creditors already . |
| 12 | The development officer said she felt there was little she could do except visit occasionally . |
| 13 | He sensed it was because she could see he enjoyed the flying and there was little she could do . |
| 14 | She attempted to restore some order to her tousled hair with her fingers , then stroked on a little blusher to counteract at least a little of her pallor ; but there was little she could do to repair the ravages of the night , and finally she turned away with a heavy sigh . |
| 15 | She was not a small girl , was reasonably athletic for a woman , but there was little she could do to fight off a determined man , particularly when she was neither mentally nor physically prepared for such a brutal assault . |
| 16 | She also had a strong suspicion that , despite his kisses , Silas was thoroughly annoyed with her , and , while it made her feel depressed , she felt there was little she could do about it . |
| 17 | Juliet went into Room G to see how Bobbie Cole was , but there was little she could do . |
| 18 | She bit her lip over the length , but there was little she could do about it . |
| 19 | It was clear she could not banish the image of the dying child . |
| 20 | It was this she could not begin to try to explain to Jules . |
| 21 | It would come up in the conversation all the time , ‘ So you 've been separated from your husband and you have no boyfriends ? ’ — No — ‘ Are n't you interested in having boyfriends ? ’ — No — Because she was man-mad she could n't understand why I was n't . |
| 22 | Jess was glad she could n't see . |
| 23 | All the same , she was glad she could hide from Maggie in the artificial night , though he waited patiently , non-oppressive . |
| 24 | She was glad she could n't see him properly ; the face that undoubtedly matched these horribly sarcastic comments would be bound to make her feel worse than she already did . |
| 25 | Because when she was little she could n't say Jessica |
| 26 | If she was quick she could be at Holywood before him , to change and have a bath . |
| 27 | It was a high one , but although she was confident she could climb it , she knew that if she tried to do so she would risk being seen from the house ; but beside it was a shallow grassy ditch were she could remain out of sight , so bending double she ran along this ditch , and came to the spot where she had seen Tristram . |
| 28 | When she was sure she could talk without her voice cracking , she said , ‘ What can I do , Keith ? ’ |
| 29 | Fiona Ray , who has Down 's Syndrome , was sure she could win the tough Duke of Edinburgh 's Gold Award , but experts doubted she 'd do it . |
| 30 | She was sure she could believe Elaine . |