Example sentences of "she could [adv] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the top of a wave she could easily see across the Longstone rock to the other side . |
| 2 | As she lay between the sheets , Hari felt a great restlessness grip her , she thought of Craig 's face so close to hers and she could barely breathe for the confused emotions that raced through her . |
| 3 | She could either step off the pavement or walk with a clang on an iron hatch she was sure would cave in one day and she 'd be deep underground and lost forever . |
| 4 | If she could just get to the phone box — The car cruised along at her speed . |
| 5 | She could just see by the light of the wrought-iron lamps that he was wearing a shirt with frilled sleeves , and that his hair fell about his face . |
| 6 | Lack of labour was often tied up with one member of the family being restricted in what he or she could physically do around the farm . |
| 7 | She could still return through the woods , retracing the silent path , past the clearing and its ancient Eros with blank sightless eyes , moss flaking from its pedestal like old scales , to find her car beyond the padlocked gates , its paintwork shimmering in the heat . |
| 8 | He had taken a sample of blood from the plump flaccid arm , feeling for the vein as carefully as if she could still flinch at the needle 's prick . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | She could then descend upon the Grand Hotel to take tea . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm taking you in my arms , ’ he returned with a calmness she could only envy from the bottom of her heart . |
| 12 | She could only guess at the operation . |
| 13 | She could only wonder at the woman . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Then she turned her attention back to Luke 's lecture , confident that she could now listen to the once-hated voice without a pang . |
| 16 | Then send a message to the guest , Mrs Jones , making sure it does not alarm her , asking her if she could possibly call at the manager 's office . |
| 17 | If she were interested in such a campaign , she could perhaps use as the model for it our own dear Speaker , whose radiant health and youthfulness make him the perfect epitome of a diet based on vegetarianism . |
| 18 | She could hardly hide behind the four walls of her father 's house for the rest of her life , but the mere thought of re-entering any sort of social scene was enough to make her feel ill . |
| 19 | She could hardly speak for the ache in her heart . |