Example sentences of "she could [be] [vb pp] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Should the patient cease to accept treatment voluntarily and reject supervision , resulting in deterioration of his mental state , he or she could be recalled to hospital . |
| 2 | With her sensuous smile and her bare shoulders , she could be likened to a contented cat who knows she has found a good home . |
| 3 | She could be matched to any of four performers in the floorshow ; Josie was n't sure why , but it was as if her teenager 's skin and certain odd , somehow held-back elements of her personality made her into a blank sheet onto which anything could be drawn . |
| 4 | She died , aged 19 , in 1445 before she could be married to James Douglas , third Earl of Angus . |
| 5 | But the widow of a vassal was commonly at the disposal of the vassal 's lord : so long as her consent was obtained ( by whatever means ) and so long as she was not disparaged , she could be married to whom the lord chose . |
| 6 | It only worked if she could be brought to the surrendering pitch of exhausted or ecstatic release . |
| 7 | Recollecting his churlish behaviour , Isabel wondered how she could be attracted to such a man even for a moment . |