Example sentences of "she could [vb infin] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was as much as she could do to restrain herself from rushing forward to grasp his hand in a gesture of sympathy and solidarity . |
| 2 | She was off-balance — nothing she could do to prevent herself from turning towards him as his grip pulled her in . |
| 3 | She wondered how long she would have to keep it up before she could stop convicting herself of hypocrisy . |
| 4 | She could have kicked herself for the remark , for allowing Piers to see how much he got underneath her skin , but she could n't prevent herself . |
| 5 | Her hands were actually shaking and she would not have believed she could have got herself into this sort of state so quickly . |
| 6 | The complex , serpentine weaving of colours emphasised his impressive shoulders , and in faded old Levis and scuffed desert boots he looked so wonderful as he lounged on the sofa that she could have thrown herself in his arms there and then . |