Example sentences of "she could [verb] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could tell by the feel of it that it had some papers inside , but she did not look at them . |
| 2 | She could tell by the insignia of his uniform that he did n't belong to the regiment billeted at the Hall whose tents were visible at the far end of the park when she cycled up to the house . |
| 3 | She could tell by the way he ground out his cigarette on the floor . |
| 4 | She could tell by the angle of the light that it would soon be sunset , and the prospect of being here in the dark appalled her . |
| 5 | She could tell by the tightening of his lips that he did n't take kindly to being given orders , but he could hardly back down now since he 'd been the one to insist they go to the office . |
| 6 | ‘ You ca n't be serious ! ’ she said , although she could see by the look on his face that he was deadly serious . |