Example sentences of "she could have [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He stepped away from her and she could have wept at the cold desolation that closed round her . |
| 2 | She could have wept for the agony of raw longing that burned through her . |
| 3 | The hip and knee indicate that she could have existed on the ground , providing evidence that she was close to the point of divergence . |
| 4 | In particular , she could have done without the bad jokes . |
| 5 | She could have asked for the moon , and seen the clansmen climb on each other 's shoulders to reach it down for her . |
| 6 | At which point Billykins , perhaps mindful of the more glamorous , civilized life she could have had as the wife of the editor of Holiday '76 , burst into tears and was comforted by Elinor . |
| 7 | She could have continued at the City Press , and he remained a policeman . |