Example sentences of "she could have [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She looked so relaxed and happy , smiling up at her husband , that George was convinced that she could have no idea that her attacker was employed by Stephen . |
| 2 | ‘ 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 . |
| 3 | At that moment María Sanchez , her face embarrassed and alarmed , glided up to us and asked if she could have a word in private . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The day after her accident we went to the swimming baths so she could have a shower . |
| 7 | Always small things , nothing she could have a qualm about accepting , which made them all the more delightful . |
| 8 | Elaine wished she could have a marriage like that . |
| 9 | She shied away from architectural accuracy — she could have a gingerbread house if it was her ideal . |
| 10 | Moira said she would ask her parents if she could have a drink with him . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | She could have a cold . |
| 13 | She would have liked a bath herself , but , failing that , she could have a strip wash . |
| 14 | Then , later on , when you have both built up the small-animal side , she could have a share of the profits . ’ |
| 15 | 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 … ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | She could have a fall : would a fall from the top kill her ? |
| 18 | A friend said it would be wonderful if she could have a wood with an obelisk where she could go and sit , ’ says Gwyn . |
| 19 | She was more interested in getting a glass of water from the mini-bar and enquiring if she could have a cup of tea . |
| 20 | Darren ( 3.9 ) was pushing a friend in a large basket on wheels when his teacher asked if she could have a ride . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | She could have a woman come in twice a week . |
| 23 | I sent a letter to Mrs Thatcher saying if she was so hard up as only to pay us 40p , then she could have the money back . ’ |
| 24 | And Sarah believed he could bend the rules of the Foundling Hospital so that she could have the child with her always . |
| 25 | Later the mother , having taken a housekeeping job where she could have the child with her , wrote to the father to let her have the child and the £1 per week . |
| 26 | Gwen Evans would n't bother with a kid like that , not when she could have the pick of the men in this room . |
| 27 | With a bit of luck and some good timing , she could have the operation within twenty-four hours . ’ |
| 28 | There would therefore be no chance of a person claiming part of the value of their benefits , knowing that , at a later stage , he or she could have the difference made up from means-tested assistance . |
| 29 | She thought even of a proposal which she could have the pleasure of turning down . |
| 30 | If she denied fitzAlan 's story so she could have the solar to herself , she would become lost in a morass of other lies and explanations , and her mind was n't clear enough to cope with such a task . |