Example sentences of "[noun sg] she [verb] she [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she 'd poured the tea she said she must go out soon — " It gets dark so early this time of year " — and started to potter about the room getting dressed . |
| 2 | If they sent an ambulance she supposed she would get into it , but if they did not , then she would leave it because she did not have the energy to take herself to hospital . |
| 3 | Membership in the human race was a psychological crutch she knew she could do without , but was n't quite ready to throw away yet . |
| 4 | No wonder she feels she ought to hold onto it , especially since she 's also uncertain whether the bike remains hers while someone borrows it . |
| 5 | It had to be part of his make-up , and for an instant she wished she could decide what sign he was . |
| 6 | For a moment she thought she would find the courage to say something about it , but then she realised that the timing was all wrong . |
| 7 | And if Donal had been there right at that moment she thought she might have thumped him . |
| 8 | At the moment she felt she would attempt to kill him . |
| 9 | She could have asked Dorothy of course , Dorothy knew about these things , but she could n't face the look of exasperation she knew she 'd get , the telling-off . |
| 10 | As she plodded through her notes she decided that at the end of the month she would hand in her notice , and on the day she left she would brandish Elise 's diary before his eyes . |
| 11 | For a start she knew she must look a complete mess . |
| 12 | When we 're in the flat she says she 'll make some coffee , and I sit down on a chair with my carrier by my side . |
| 13 | And Dr Rafaelo was the kind of man she felt she could talk to openly . |
| 14 | Rescuing a piece of the frill from the dress , Ellie cut it to the shape she wanted , attached it with pins to the back of the headband , laid it down , picked up Terry 's brush , backcombed the other girl 's hair so that it stood further out from her head , giving a similarity of the style she thought she should have , carefully arranged the head-dress , and turned Terry back to the mirror . |
| 15 | But as soon as she heard Mrs Whitfield 's voice she knew she must pay out more of her time and attention to the situation than she thought . |
| 16 | Her head was beginning to throb from the smoky , claustrophobic atmosphere , and she wondered how she could tactfully drop a few hints about leaving without inviting a tirade of displeasure from André , which was the last thing she felt she could cope with . |
| 17 | ring her up and have a word with her and she 'll probably send you a copy of the letter she sent she should have done that . |
| 18 | There was no man but one who could trouble her rest ever again , and whatever disorder or ordeal he cast into her path she knew she would go gladly , and gather like flowers . |
| 19 | She would have given anything for a glimpse of the moon that had been shining when she was here before , but it was not there , and as the knocking gathered strength she realised she would have to go down . |
| 20 | The momentary lapse gave Donna time to edge away and she pressed so hard on the accelerator she feared she might shove her foot through the very floor of the car . |
| 21 | As she ate her treat she announced she would pay the mortuary a visit directly she 'd finished her tea . |
| 22 | This might be his idea of an escape , but in Daine 's position she thought she 'd go zoidal . |
| 23 | For a long time she imagined she might open the door and see the body of her mother , stretched out in death on her bed , her arms folded across her chest , her eyes still open and staring at the ceiling . |
| 24 | At the time she thought she might have to give up riding , and decided that if she had Bubbles broken to harness she could have some fun driving her and doing some in-hand showing . |
| 25 | And if Paula should tell her mother she thought she would die of shame ! |