Example sentences of "she and [pron] could " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ It was n't a case of the other children letting her win — they were really trying to beat her and they could n't . ’ |
2 | Several of the men in the street turned to get a better look at her and I could appreciate their point of view . |
3 | I wanted to touch her and hold her and take care of her and I could n't there and then . |
4 | The bright brown eyes rested on her and you could see written all over his face the jealousy that this girl , daughter to some man , was still alive while his child was gone . |
5 | But she had not known when Foucard last spoke to her and he could not know she had found out . |
6 | At last he turned to her and he could not have failed to see the anguish in her eyes . |
7 | In one , the infant 's mother was placed behind a clear screen so that the male and infant could see her and she could see them . |
8 | The earth on her fingers sung to her and she could hear the rhythm of the seasons , the wobbling journey of her planet through space , which gave the earth its sides and turns , and within that there were the smaller rhythms of her rake , of her tractor engine , of her trowel and of her brain . |
9 | She did n't like it because no one spoke to her and she could n't eat the food . |
10 | The idea that she was being punished began to obsess her and she could think of nothing else the whole winter . |
11 | He continued to look at her and she could not take her eyes off him . |
12 | Her aunt 's antics embarrassed her and she could feel herself blushing . |
13 | He probably would n't be very interested in what she had to say , but at least he would be near her and she could dwell upon the handsome face which was exactly as she had remembered it . |
14 | Once — a year ago — he had lied to her and she could never forget that . |
15 | Julius 's gaze remained fixed on her and she could feel herself beginning to squirm inside . |
16 | The words kept on tumbling out of her and she could n't seem to stop them . |
17 | He stepped away from her and she could have wept at the cold desolation that closed round her . |
18 | Catching hold of her and she could n't get back do you seem because he had slipped this hand down this stick , got hold of her and he you see , and then I let go of the dog and take the the front feet and we used to drag her out like that you see , from the burrow and put her in a bag . |
19 | He looked down at her and she could n't look away from the dark , burning eyes . |
20 | It was nothing to do with her and she could not understand Sara 's love of the old house . |
21 | Jake 's blue eyes flayed her and she could sense the pain that shimmered in his voice . |
22 | He stared at her and she could n't fail to see the pain in his eyes . |
23 | It was the first time in ages he 'd demonstrated any kind of protectiveness towards her and she could n't help warming to that . |
24 | Love was pouring through her and she could not stop it , lying beneath him , helpless to prevent the tears which sprung to her eyes and rolled over her cheeks . |
25 | Well that Ethel 's in her seventies and , you see her in just towel wrapped round her and she could wear a |
26 | All these men started dancing with her and she could n't believe it and she started dancing with them , right . |