Example sentences of "that she could [adv] [vb infin] to " in BNC.

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1 Why was it the gorgeous ones passed through so fleetingly while others , like that paunchy , moist-palmed Vic Tatum from Marine Claims always managed to delay in her office , ogling , leering and making suggestive remarks that she could probably take to a Sexual Harassment Tribunal if she had a mind to !
2 The knowledge of his affair still ate away at her , and it was knowing that she could never speak to him about the affair that hurt most .
3 Patrick 's mother had died twenty years before in the County Donegal , trying to prove that she could still climb to the top of a mountain called Muckish .
4 One woman , remarking on ‘ how wonderful it was , with what faith the Führer spoke ’ , was reported as saying it took just such a speech to show ‘ how faint-hearted one had become through the routine of everyday life ’ , and that she could now look to the future with confidence again .
5 Then she turned her attention back to Luke 's lecture , confident that she could now listen to the once-hated voice without a pang .
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