Example sentences of "she could [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 She looked out to sea , as far as she could through the mist , and thought of great trees whispering under the waves .
2 Threading her way as diligently as she could through the mass of humanity , it was with a sigh of relief that she eventually found herself back in the vast City Hall square .
3 There was no pressure on her to help him , but still she 'd agreed to get together as much information on Jenner as she could over the weekend .
4 He might have the advantage of size and strength , but thanks to the martial arts classes she 'd taken as regularly as she could over the past few years , she had a few tricks of her own up her sleeve .
5 She had lost her cap , and so could not again conceal the glory of her hidden beauty , but she twisted the plait in a knot behind her head and clipped it there as best she could with the two pins she had found , so that it resembled the thick queue of a man 's old-fashioned wig .
6 She made her way as best she could along the overgrown path , following the house wall .
7 She ran as hard as she could across the muddy field , across the rickety bridge , and finally collapsed beyond the line of oaks where the stream curved round to mark the boundary of the colonel 's property .
8 Drawing back her arm , she hit him as hard as she could across the face .
9 A hard light in her eyes , she drew back her arm and hit him as hard as she could across the face .
10 There was no clear path , she was just winding through trees and keeping as close as she could to the direction he had shown .
11 Though that was easier said than done she would do her best , and try instead to enjoy what she could of the coming seven days , and treat each day as a holiday and as if she had n't a care in the world .
12 He had so manipulated the situation that if she wanted to do what she could for the twins she had no alternative but to agree to his terms .
13 She preferred to eat as many of these as she could on the spot , as they were too messy to take away .
14 ‘ Those who can not hear must feel the rod of correction , ’ she declaimed , raising the stick as she advanced , Martha let out a shriek , leaped to her feet and , barely aware of her action , hit the old woman as hard as she could on the side of the head , knocking her against the wall .
15 He had but to comment favourably on the kittenish qualities of Babs Osborne for her to curl up as best she could on the plush seat beside him , her thumb in her mouth .
16 Sycorax fainted , and Ariel bent her cheek to the discoloured cheek of the old woman and licked the salt that fell in her tears , and when she reached the cabin took her inside where the rush screens would keep the flies off her wounds , and made her as comfortable as she could on the ground , with fresh dressings on her burns , a cool soaked cloth on her forehead .
17 Somehow she rose over her excitement , though , and concentrated all she could on the task at hand .
18 If he put down sheets of newspaper in the kitchen to keep the floor clean on wet days , one of his cats would back up to the far wall and then launch herself as fast as she could at the papers .
19 As she reached her father 's house she walked straight in at the gate , which she hardly bothered to open quietly , and flung the stone as hard as she could at the glass of the bedroom window .
20 She was wearing a pair of off-white trousers , which she had cuffed as much as she could at the ankles because of the heat , and a plain navy-coloured T-shirt , neither of which sported designer labels .
21 For one awful moment , she thought she had persuaded her , then , with a cry of triumph , Rose hurled the ring as far as she could into the surrounding darkness .
22 She pulled over as far as she could into the bushes at the side of the lane and slowed down while the car , a beaten-up old Ford , passed .
23 She had taken the trouble first to find out what she could about the topic from the notes given , and had thought about it carefully , so that in a real sense she was herself involved in what was happening in the classroom .
24 When Caroline had signed a year 's contract with International Models , it had been because she 'd wanted to learn everything she could about the fashion business .
25 While the rider tried to hold on , to calm the horse and to prevent himself being thrown , Ruth ran as fast as she could towards the wood .
26 Instead she walked as fast as she could towards the river , past the mean little houses below the cathedral .
27 ‘ She did the only thing she could under the circumstances .
28 ‘ I did n't say that , ’ denied Isabel quickly , clinging to her dignity as best she could under the growing amusement in her tormentor 's expression .
29 ‘ But , Noreen — ’ But Noreen was already walking away as fast as she could in the direction of the apartment house .
30 Elizabeth had done all she could in the circumstances to provide the best possible start in life for her sons once her husband had died .
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