Example sentences of "she [modal v] [adv] [verb] her [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | CHART newcomer Tasmin Archer fears she may never get her licence after failing her driving test for the third time . |
| 2 | Yet she must still get her daughter married . |
| 3 | The shock of all of this is so great that she might well lose her health . |
| 4 | She might even turn her head right round to see where the car had gone , but she would n't consider it important enough to jump off the glove . |
| 5 | She might only lose her temper about once every five years , but when she lost it , boy , did she lose it , and events these last few days had been urging her dangerously near to boiling-point . |
| 6 | You will have to be a little cruel to be kind or she 'll never regain her stability or independence . |
| 7 | Greg Hocking was tempted to say : At least she 'll never get her side of the story across now . |
| 8 | But then she reminded herself that Miguel had entrusted her with his secret , and there was no way she could even explain her unhappiness to anyone . |
| 9 | He roared up beside her and ground to a halt , the silence after the noise of the engine actually quite frightening , and he was out of the Land Rover and towering above her before she could even open her mouth . |
| 10 | She could barely open her mouth to whimper : |
| 11 | She could barely turn her head to watch him as he backed out of the room and closed the door ; a moment later , the sounds of the fire irons against stone resumed . |
| 12 | Ruth scathed , her chest heaving so hard she could scarcely catch her breath . |
| 13 | ‘ Hello ? ’ she asked , holding the wooden earpiece as close as she could without upsetting her hair . |
| 14 | Even if she fell in , Gazzer told himself , she could probably swim her way out . |
| 15 | She could still hear her mother 's voice saying , ‘ Do n't sit looking at me like that , child ; say something . ’ |
| 16 | Looking out over the snow-covered park , she could still see her brother 's reflection in the glass . |
| 17 | She could never explain her sadness , even to this her best friend . |
| 18 | But she could never keep her mind on the job . |
| 19 | ‘ A great deal , ’ Hari spoke with more confidence than she felt , indeed , she was trembling inside and she could only hope her nervousness did n't show . |
| 20 | She could only shake her head and look away . |
| 21 | She could only shake her head . |
| 22 | Cobalt 's mouth curved in his mischievous smile although she could only see her reflection in his lenses . |
| 23 | If she could only gain her room unnoticed , she would be able to sit quietly in the rocking chair with a book and — |
| 24 | She could almost feel her head emptying of thoughts . |
| 25 | She could almost hear her brain scurrying about in confusion , computer-fashion , seeking familiar data to confirm location . |
| 26 | In the long silence that stretched between them she could almost hear her heart pounding like a sledge-hammer in her chest . |
| 27 | Suddenly she could almost hear her mother giggling . |
| 28 | The necklace was a collar of dull silver , two hinged silver pieces knobbed with moonstones which snapped into place around her lean neck and rose up almost to her chin so that she could hardly move her head . |
| 29 | This evening she could hardly hide her delight . |
| 30 | She could hardly keep her patience if the train was delayed and she arrived late . |