Example sentences of "she could have a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ There are times when I wish she could have a couple of years off to bring up her children , be at home with them , and not worry about anything else apart from them and her husband .
2 At that moment María Sanchez , her face embarrassed and alarmed , glided up to us and asked if she could have a word in private .
3 Once the budgies and the two cats were attended to , she asked the kindly-looking proprietor if she could have a word with Mrs Jarvis .
4 Fiona could continue with her pregnancy , taking strong drugs , the side-effects of which were not yet really known , or she could have a termination .
5 The day after her accident we went to the swimming baths so she could have a shower .
6 Always small things , nothing she could have a qualm about accepting , which made them all the more delightful .
7 Elaine wished she could have a marriage like that .
8 She shied away from architectural accuracy — she could have a gingerbread house if it was her ideal .
9 Moira said she would ask her parents if she could have a drink with him .
10 My niece was visiting for the day and she asked if she could have a drink of orange juice so I told her to go ahead and help herself .
11 She could have a cold .
12 She would have liked a bath herself , but , failing that , she could have a strip wash .
13 Then , later on , when you have both built up the small-animal side , she could have a share of the profits . ’
14 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 … ’
15 Guido had said she could have a day off , just to get acclimatised , but he 'd been firm that the lessons should start immediately after that .
16 She could have a fall : would a fall from the top kill her ?
17 A friend said it would be wonderful if she could have a wood with an obelisk where she could go and sit , ’ says Gwyn .
18 She was more interested in getting a glass of water from the mini-bar and enquiring if she could have a cup of tea .
19 Darren ( 3.9 ) was pushing a friend in a large basket on wheels when his teacher asked if she could have a ride .
20 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 .
21 She could have a woman come in twice a week .
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