Example sentences of "she could have a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ There are times when I wish she could have a couple of years off to bring up her children , be at home with them , and not worry about anything else apart from them and her husband . |
2 | At that moment María Sanchez , her face embarrassed and alarmed , glided up to us and asked if she could have a word in private . |
3 | Once the budgies and the two cats were attended to , she asked the kindly-looking proprietor if she could have a word with Mrs Jarvis . |
4 | Fiona could continue with her pregnancy , taking strong drugs , the side-effects of which were not yet really known , or she could have a termination . |
5 | The day after her accident we went to the swimming baths so she could have a shower . |
6 | Always small things , nothing she could have a qualm about accepting , which made them all the more delightful . |
7 | Elaine wished she could have a marriage like that . |
8 | She shied away from architectural accuracy — she could have a gingerbread house if it was her ideal . |
9 | Moira said she would ask her parents if she could have a drink with him . |
10 | My niece was visiting for the day and she asked if she could have a drink of orange juice so I told her to go ahead and help herself . |
11 | She could have a cold . |
12 | She would have liked a bath herself , but , failing that , she could have a strip wash . |
13 | Then , later on , when you have both built up the small-animal side , she could have a share of the profits . ’ |
14 | All he had to do then was to make it known that he had promised to leave Laura alone so that she could have a rest in peace , to make an excuse about paying a brief visit to the Gents , to go up to his room — probably via the guest-lift — to stick his hand inside the room and grab the handbag , to take out the jewel before dumping the handbag , and then … ’ |
15 | Guido had said she could have a day off , just to get acclimatised , but he 'd been firm that the lessons should start immediately after that . |
16 | She could have a fall : would a fall from the top kill her ? |
17 | A friend said it would be wonderful if she could have a wood with an obelisk where she could go and sit , ’ says Gwyn . |
18 | She was more interested in getting a glass of water from the mini-bar and enquiring if she could have a cup of tea . |
19 | Darren ( 3.9 ) was pushing a friend in a large basket on wheels when his teacher asked if she could have a ride . |
20 | Feeling suddenly full of energy , she got up , and , switching on the immersion heater so that she could have a bath later , she decided to give the cottage a good clean . |
21 | She could have a woman come in twice a week . |