Example sentences of "she could [vb infin] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then she retreated in bleak anguish to her bedroom , and sat hunched in the window-seat , looking out over the soft rolling lawns and distant Cotswold hills , dimly aware that her single most painful desire was that her mother were still alive , so she could pour out the secret desolation to the one person who 'd have understood … |
| 2 | She 'd never retire ; but she could fix up the house , put in some extra loos and bathrooms , have the kitchen completely refitted — get her business on a sound footing for the first time in her life . |
| 3 | Or else she could spin out the repair until it was too late and they had to get somebody else . |
| 4 | Clean and well organised , she could conjure up the best with the poorest ingredients . |
| 5 | But one day she asked if she could stay out the whole day , and away she went on her little pony , with her two dogs running behind . |
| 6 | At the edge of hearing , as she turned back into her room , she could make out the shuffling of crockery . |
| 7 | It was dark down below , but she could make out the shapes of beer kegs . |
| 8 | She could make out the man now . |
| 9 | Suddenly , beyond , in the black solidity she could make out the pattern in the sun-whitened rocks : the lips of craters . |
| 10 | It was difficult to see her backside in the mirror , but she could make out the pink weals which had been raised on her tender white bum-cheeks by the little squirt . |
| 11 | All the internal doors were open and she could make out the tumbled travel bags she had left half-packed and which now spilled their contents across the room . |
| 12 | From somewhere far away , she could make out the screaming whine of an emergency vehicle in a hurry . |
| 13 | Ahead of her , straight ahead , she could make out the grey hills on the far side of the estuary and to her right where the land first widened out and then melted away altogether , the sea flowed to the ocean , limitless , miles of moving , salty water . |
| 14 | But before she could set off the next day , the hospital telephoned with bad news . |
| 15 | Before she could set out the cups she had to remove a large heavy book — Crockford — which occupied the centre of the table . |
| 16 | Before she could reply , before she could sort out the details , even , he launched himself on her and stopped her mouth with his . |
| 17 | If she put it all in one account she could step up the return on her £20,000 to 6.45 per cent or £1,290 after tax . |
| 18 | But fitzAlan spoke again before she could pin down the feeling . |
| 19 | Fran took a slow deep breath , then another and another , but there was no way she could hold back the knifing pain . |
| 20 | She wished she could turn back the clock . |
| 21 | Wished she could turn back the clock to when , only a matter of ten days ago , she 'd led a calm and orderly life back in London , in control of her business and her private life … |
| 22 | If only she could turn back the clock she would never have come to this wretched country in the first place . |
| 23 | She would in a moment , when she could summon up the energy . |
| 24 | Leaving aside his feelings and motives , her feelings were so intense that if she could blot out the knowledge that he 'd just used her , the two nights spent in his arms would glow like jewels in the ashes of the years . |
| 25 | But until she could find out the truth from Mrs McMahon she 'd have to tread warily , which meant continuing this absurd fiction . |
| 26 | Every bit of her shied away from the idea , but what had Terry Lewis to gain from lying when she could find out the truth ? |
| 27 | Celia wished she could take back the words . |
| 28 | There 's no hit here , but given the right bullshit production she could stick out the next ‘ Damn I Wish Etc ’ . |
| 29 | For a moment she was blinded by the glare of headlights before she could pick out the white mini behind them . |