Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] she could [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Eleanor said she could never think up anything to tell the priest at confession Clary was like lightning . |
| 2 | Ruth knew she could no more disappoint her than she could snatch a toy from a baby . |
| 3 | But Mrs Rubinstein says she could only look for common themes . |
| 4 | Helen thought she could distantly recall having seen it open with her mother upended over it , rummaging . |
| 5 | Emmie thought she could probably go to sleep in less time than anyone else in the world . |
| 6 | It was not a meeting she was looking forward to , but Celia thought she could hardly get out of it . |
| 7 | When Ian told his wife about the school experience just detailed , Katy said she could hardly believe it mattered that much . |
| 8 | Lisa knew she could never have managed without her . |
| 9 | In the sudden silence Isabel thought she could almost hear the life of the garden , preparing for its spring blossoming . |
| 10 | Nora said she could sometimes forget their predicament for an hour on end . |
| 11 | When she returned to Swans ' Meadow , she found Ursula had embarked on a cold-blooded drinking bout and was reluctant to accompany her into the garden , the one venue where Charlotte felt she could safely disclose what had happened . |
| 12 | Yet at times such as this Charlotte wished she could still believe all the lies she had been told . |