Example sentences of "she could [adv] [vb infin] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could not make out the patch of canary-coloured light on the opposite wall , could not make out why the sun was shining and why her brown-stained hand , on the sheet , would not move for cold . |
| 2 | The position had been reached where she could not make out the labels on the cans of food she was heating up . |
| 3 | She could not make out the words , but knew instinctively they 'd been uttered by the uncle of her child . |
| 4 | She could not shake off the effect of the dream despite Comfort 's kindness , and her muscles still trembled . |
| 5 | Her latest ally , Soviet Russia , was reeling under Hitler 's onslaught and it was widely expected she could not last out the year . |
| 6 | As his lips pressed against hers , warm and exciting , she could not hold back the longing inside her . |
| 7 | Millions and millions of bits of information were still in her head , correctly labelled and neatly stored , but she could not work out the geography of this house , she was seeing green tigers and she was afraid in a way she had not been since childhood . |
| 8 | The TV commentator was excitedly describing the drama , but although she strained to hear she could not pick out the name of the victim . |
| 9 | If she could not get out the train would carry her on to the next station , to London Bridge , it would carry her on under the river . |
| 10 | He lifted his head and , in the semi-darkness , she could just make out the wry smile that touched the corners of his mouth . |
| 11 | Briefly , as she followed Lucenzo across the marble floor , she caught a glimpse inside a dark , spacious room where she could just make out the shape of elegant furniture and banners hanging from a painted ceiling lit by the light from the hall . |
| 12 | She could just make out the shape of the fork stuck in the ground , the bulbs scattered around as she had left them , and as the moon disappeared behind the clouds she shivered and a feeling of desolation flooded over her . |
| 13 | She could just make out the shepherd resting beneath a tree , and the tranquillity of the scene helped to make her feel less frantic . |
| 14 | To her right , as her eyes adjusted to the faint lifting of the darkness , she could just make out the first steps of the spiral tower staircase . |
| 15 | Yes , through the gloom she could just make out the dried-up fountain in the middle of it , and , straight ahead , the huge studded doors of a church . |
| 16 | With this she knocked away the snow from the lettering — but then found she could n't make out the words in the dark . |
| 17 | He tried to speak but she could n't make out the words . |
| 18 | At first , her eyes still full of tears , she could n't make out the figure . |
| 19 | But not so deafening that she could n't make out the anguished cries of : ‘ Wheee … |
| 20 | She could n't make out the expression on his face as he spoke , and in a way she was glad that she could n't . |
| 21 | Lisa had been fully occupied explaining to a rather elderly lady why she could n't pick out the exact blooms that were to be delivered to her daughter-in-law in New Zealand . |
| 22 | Although it was murky , she felt she could almost pick out the silhouettes of other buildings up there , as if they were constructed on the inside of the dome itself . |
| 23 | When Alejandro yelled at Perdita to tack up a little chestnut gelding , she was so nervous she could hardly do up the throat lash or adjust the stirrups . |
| 24 | She could hardly get out the question . |
| 25 | She could hardly follow up the exchange they had just had with a question about his relationship with Puddephat . |