Example sentences of "she could [adv] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She felt as if she could even feel smoke , stale and greasy , in her hair . |
| 2 | She 's not frightened of anyone , I bet she could even stop Hitler . |
| 3 | She could even hear background music , syrupy and soothing , in her head . |
| 4 | She could cheerfully throttle Janine herself ! |
| 5 | No , Crawford , that was the name of the host ; she could distinctly remember Justin mentioning it before they 'd arrived here ; it was his wife who had invited them all — well , not all of them exactly , just Justin — ‘ Because she likes them young , ’ Justin had informed them , as they 'd piled into his old banger of a car . |
| 6 | She could simply ring Veronica — no , it would be better to go and see her — and explain her supposed problem . |
| 7 | Using what little facts as she could chronologically find Dei then placed a perspective on this through ’ reading about the time she lived in and finding out about women 's lives in the 17th century Rome . |
| 8 | She could barely hear Marco 's reply for the noise . |
| 9 | All those things that had once appealed to every instinct inside her for excitement failed to arouse anything but a nagging desire to look at her watch and wonder what time she could reasonably convince André that it was time to leave . |
| 10 | She could just imagine Kelly 's horror if she knew . |
| 11 | On page 13 MARY BAILEY already has the cichlids — but if she could just get hold of a six foot tank … |
| 12 | She could just see Roman 's car and she was blinded by a rush of tears as she realised she would never again sit in it by his side . |
| 13 | Enid felt she did not have the concentration for advanced driving or painting but thought she could probably try gardening . |
| 14 | Elizabeth listened intently , till she could practically see steam puffing out of the ears of Seumas Ban and Lady Bridhe . |
| 15 | It always surprised him that , apparently taking no account of him , she could yet recall comments he had made months earlier . |
| 16 | She could still feel fitzAlan 's eyes on her and flushed slightly , steeling herself before she could look at him again , and fully expecting a remark that was sure to be unpleasant at best . |
| 17 | Oddly , despite her own feelings towards Rune , she could still feel sympathy for the other girl . |
| 18 | She could still feel Felipe 's arm around her , her body felt the force of his passion , and now he was out there with a woman who behaved as if he was her personal possession . |
| 19 | He had been warning Matilda , reminding her that she could still threaten Edmund 's safety to ensure Isabel 's obedience . |
| 20 | Except that she could still see Julius in every drawing . |
| 21 | If she half closed her eyes , she could still see Nuadu , the thin , rather sardonic smile twisting his lips , his eyes narrowed and mocking . |
| 22 | But she could maybe turn Elizabeth against her husband . |
| 23 | She could always ring David Bowie . |
| 24 | She once told me that she could never commit suicide because of her curiosity about what was going to happen next . |
| 25 | She shook her head ; she could never fool Roman , even for a moment . |
| 26 | ‘ She could never return Ahmed 's love . |
| 27 | ‘ Of course I 'll come back to the Dordogne to see you , ’ Jenna promised , knowing as she said it that she could never face Alain again . |
| 28 | A WOMAN who was told she could never have children due to a rare disease has just given birth to a daughter . |
| 29 | She could quite see Aunt Tossie unpicking the oldest and least favoured work and starting the canvas over again . |
| 30 | She could suddenly see years back , when her dad took her to smell the tar-bucket . |