Example sentences of "isabel could [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the moment , however , as she stood outside the door she had intended trying before , one trembling hand hesitating over the latch , Isabel could only think as far ahead as the next few minutes . |
| 2 | Sobbing with rage and fear at her utter helplessness compared to the superior weight and strength of the man above her , Isabel could only submit . |
| 3 | Thrown mentally off balance by such an unexpected , seemingly irrelevant question , Isabel could only nod , her attempt at speech failing completely . |
| 4 | ‘ Just act as you usually do when you have to visit the privy , ’ he had instructed , with a grin that Isabel could only describe as fiendish . |
| 5 | Isabel could only gape up at him . |
| 6 | Stunned , Isabel could only sit there , ensnared by the caressing warmth of his mouth . |
| 7 | Isabel could only watch helplessly as Lady Eleanor was set to scurrying back and forth between the solar and the Queen 's wardrobe . |