Example sentences of "she could [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She saw no sequence in what was happening , and no coherence , but she knew it was there to be seen , if only she could achieve the right angle of vision . |
| 2 | She could feel no personal flavour but a dirty undertow of fear . |
| 3 | As the kiss went on and on , he pulled her closer and closer until she could feel every warm , hard inch of him imprinted against her . |
| 4 | For she could feel a certain unmistakable stirring in the body curved so tightly to hers . |
| 5 | She could feel a strange tugging , almost like an itch inside her head . |
| 6 | Fenella could feel the shadows stirring already ; she could feel a dark , slimy something uncoiling somewhere close by . |
| 7 | Nicola 's voice was coming and going like a tricky radio signal ; she could feel a stinging dampness where her calves had dragged over the rough brickwork atop the wall . |
| 8 | As soon as her muscles had slackened , she could feel a corresponding movement in him , and his voice was almost normal when he asked her what she would like to eat . |
| 9 | Her eyes seemed to have changed , seeing the half-mortals like giants made of pure light ; she could feel a cold clear air in her face , and wondered if it was the wind in which they moved . |
| 10 | He was deliberately trying to antagonise her , but behind his innocent stare she could feel a growing tension in the atmosphere . |
| 11 | She told herself to be sensible , and concentrate on the food and the others around the table , but all the same she could feel a soft , trembling excitement building inside her . |
| 12 | And he would try to stand up to it , the sudden blast of her love ; she could feel a brave little determination to withstand it , and even an intention to return it . |
| 13 | Her cream shoes were far from waterproof , and already she could feel an unpleasant sensation around her toes . |
| 14 | She could feel the dark eyes boring into the back of her neck . |
| 15 | Now she could feel the solid muscle of her daughter 's arms and she wanted to lean against her and draw comfort and strength ; but she pulled away and looked at Phoebe with that straight , clear , appraising look that was her hallmark . |
| 16 | She could feel the separate movements of hundreds of small pointed stones through the sole of her shoe . |
| 17 | She could feel the strong beat of his heart , the warmth of his body , smell the masculine scent of him , and still she was not frightened , for this was Dr Neil , was it not , and why should she be frightened of him ? |
| 18 | Even barely touching him , she could feel the taut power of the muscles beneath her hand . |
| 19 | She could feel the uneven thump of her heart through the silky , Oriental-patterned material of her blouse , while her brain was whirring … |
| 20 | She could feel the warm strength of his body against hers as he ushered her out of the cabin , one hand against her back as the lift doors opened . |
| 21 | She could feel the warm brush of his breath and smell the maleness of him . |
| 22 | She could feel the great flight of the dragon and sensed that she was high in air and travelling fast towards the sunset ; she could feel the great muscles of the dragon 's wings send ripplings down the stomach walls and she gave herself over to death . |
| 23 | She could feel the great flight of the dragon and sensed that she was high in air and travelling fast towards the sunset ; she could feel the great muscles of the dragon 's wings send ripplings down the stomach walls and she gave herself over to death . |
| 24 | She could feel the accelerated thud of his heart . |
| 25 | Daisy was sweating for him , and as he stumbled over the word ‘ pomegranates ’ , she could feel the collective good will of the painted ladies in the congregation urging him home like the favourite in the Grand National . |
| 26 | Isabel could n't see his face , but she could feel the murderous ferocity emanating from him . |
| 27 | In a still moment of total blackness she could feel the sinewed strength , the velvet softness of the dragon 's tripes . |
| 28 | And to cap it all she could feel the ominous beginnings of a thundering headache . |
| 29 | She could feel the almost-accidental brush of his hand against her hair and felt herself flood with a warmth deeper and more insistent than the scalding heat of the water in which they were immersed . |
| 30 | He passed her by without a glance , but she could feel the cold waves of antipathy issuing from him , and shivered . |