Example sentences of "[noun] she could [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In her own room , the door was still latched , but was rattling , with a rhythm she could hear repeated outside in the strong , irregular fluster of a wind from the east , with the hiss of a roused sea behind it . |
| 2 | At about this time a hitherto unsuccessful fortune-teller living on the other side of the block chanced to glance into her scrying bowl , gave a small scream and , within the hour , had sold her jewellery , various magical accoutrements , most of her clothes and almost all her other possessions that could not be conveniently carried on the fastest horse she could buy . |
| 3 | Dora , naturally , was in good spirits and with Fortune on her side she could afford to be magnanimous . |
| 4 | Through the haze of half-closed eyes she could make out his face hovering darkly over her . |
| 5 | Somehow she found the courage to hold the gleaming brilliance of his gaze with her own , as if by this encounter of eyes she could mesmerise , draw him to her . |
| 6 | If she closed her eyes she could see again those glittering lights and hear the gay , entrancing music . |
| 7 | At a stroke she could make them vanish , but she 'd still see them . |
| 8 | Later , in the privacy of her bedroom she could gnash her teeth and let the anguish flood out . |
| 9 | Two years later , Paul saw Sinead on stage with Ton Ton Macoute in Dublin and witnessed first hand the raw emotion she could generate in a performance . |
| 10 | She would set the table with the best glass and cutlery she could lay her hands on , and her meals always had something a little different about them . |
| 11 | Her involvement with Adam and Rourke had brought her nothing but trouble and recrimination so far , and when she looked ahead to the future she could see only a bleak landscape stretching out before her . |
| 12 | From her seat she could see the winding road that led up to the elegant gateway of Casa Madrid , and she could even see the sprinklers sending blessed water swirling over the melon and pineapple fields . |
| 13 | I daresay we could now , there must be a bus or a car she could hire , but it seems a bit hard . ’ |
| 14 | Through the brushed cotton of her sweater she could feel the pressure of his fingers , his touch scorching her as surely as if it had been on her bare skin . |
| 15 | ‘ We 'll survive , ’ said Sendei , with an optimism she could tell he did n't feel . |
| 16 | It hung round his neck , the knot well below the open collar of his shirt , and in the vee she could see the cluster of damp curls at the base of his throat . |
| 17 | But , of course , the client had only approached the lawyer because the solutions she could think of — those available in everyday discourse — were inappropriate or had been tried and had failed . |
| 18 | This time the red that flooded Folly 's face was of annoyance — until the thought occurred to her that there had been several other sets of serviceable underwear she could have chosen . |
| 19 | ‘ So , ’ Leith swallowed down at least four contradictions she could have lobbed at him , and queried sarcastically instead , ‘ what would you like to talk about ? ’ |
| 20 | In a still moment of total blackness she could feel the sinewed strength , the velvet softness of the dragon 's tripes . |
| 21 | Long after he should have turned away out of politeness she could feel his dark glance pricking all over her , sparing nothing . |
| 22 | In a good light she could pass for sixteen . |
| 23 | The door at the end of the passage was open too , and framed in the light she could see the landlord 's square back and bursting breeches . |
| 24 | The only glimmer of light she could see at the moment seemed to come from the cheerful faces of the Rafferty children whenever they arrived on the Four Winds doorstep . |
| 25 | Even in the dim light she could see the blood . |
| 26 | They took her to the sort of restaurants she could mention without shame next day when her colleagues at work asked ‘ Where did he take you ? ’ |
| 27 | In the dark she could forget the inhuman perfection of his plastic face . |
| 28 | In the dark she could ignore how he repelled her in the light . |
| 29 | He glanced across the shore again , and even in the dark she could see lines deepen round his mouth . |
| 30 | If she fixed her focus with enough concentration she could envisage the invisible barrier . |