Example sentences of "she could [adv] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Who knows , with the right song and promotion , she could even head into a harder , rockier realm . |
| 2 | Mum always bragged about never borrowing off anyone but I had noticed that since Dad had been on short time she seemed to have more money than ever to spend and was getting more friendly with the neighbours she could not stand as a rule . |
| 3 | Taken by surprise , she could not answer for a moment and than said angrily , ‘ If you knew , why did n't you say something before ? ’ |
| 4 | At first he sat looking at his feet , and she could not think of a thing to say . |
| 5 | Until she met Rainald she could not think of a future , with or without fitzAlan . |
| 6 | She could not hold in a corner of her mind the rational knowledge that this was purely childish . |
| 7 | But they lacked conviction , because she could not believe in a God who answered prayers . |
| 8 | In fact , it appears to have been due less to a plot than to a calculation that she could not win in a second ballot . |
| 9 | But she could n't go to a television interview like this , without make-up . |
| 10 | My youngest daughter , Fleur , perhaps as a defence and because being the youngest she could n't conceive of a world without her father — I hope I 'm not kidding myself here — gave the impression that all was well . |
| 11 | She could n't think of a lie quick enough . |
| 12 | She looked out over the rows of eager faces waiting for her to justify her educational policy , and she could n't think of a word to say . |
| 13 | ‘ And I only found out this morning from Dr Greene what a … a … | ’ she could n't think of a suitable word and said finally , ‘ … celebrated painter you are . ’ |
| 14 | She could n't apply for a passport as she was under age . |
| 15 | 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 ! |
| 16 | Sometimes Barney came with her but , because she could sometimes fit in a visit to coincide with when she had work in that area , she sometimes came alone . |
| 17 | Warned that she could only stay for a few moments , Laura had sat down quietly in a chair beside the bed , taking her cousin 's inert , pale hand and praying , as she had never prayed before , that Liz would be able to survive her ordeal . |
| 18 | But , he favoured her with what she could only perceive as a reassuring smile when , ‘ I 'm on my way to Mariánské Láznë myself , ’ he commented easily , ‘ so that 's one problem you can forget . ’ |
| 19 | 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 . |