Example sentences of "she could [adv] [vb infin] to [art] " in BNC.
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1 | If she could just get to the phone box — The car cruised along at her speed . |
2 | 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 ! |
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 | The lights upstairs were still on ; if she could only get to a window she might be able to see what the men outside were doing . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | Then she turned her attention back to Luke 's lecture , confident that she could now listen to the once-hated voice without a pang . |