Example sentences of "her [noun sg] [vb mod] [verb] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her enthusiasm must have been convincing , however , as Bill threw back his head and laughed . |
| 2 | This is a step towards justice though TODAY believes that her sentence should have been longer still . |
| 3 | She looked back over the recently written unsatisfactory pages of her book , and there was no doubt that her mind must have been tired . |
| 4 | Lady More has told us that her husband would have been pleased that this society has been formed , thus ensuring that the BCR will not be forgotten . |
| 5 | Even the convention of a hand at her elbow would have been intolerable . |
| 6 | Her behaviour might have been questionable , but that money is now yours . |
| 7 | Phyllisia had seen this girl called Marian , she wanted to be her friend because she was perfect and her father would have been impressed , but when she approached her , Marian snubbed Phyllisia . |
| 8 | Her grandmother would have been proud . |
| 9 | Her life must have been hard for she not only produced ten children , one of whom died in infancy but also gave birth to my mother when in her forty-fifth year . |
| 10 | At least her end would have been short and quick . |
| 11 | Her mind was so nimble and she was so quick to learn that her ability should have been obvious even to the most half-witted of parents . |
| 12 | Her triumph would have been short-lived if she had seen the smile slip from his face and a look of regret shape his expression ; his quiet eyes were drawn to the window , to the skyline beyond . |
| 13 | Her inner life or ‘ subjective feelings ‘ are irrelevant , although not non-existent ( indeed her inattention might have been due to severe toothache ) . |
| 14 | An aid workers says her mother may have been scared or even lost patience . |
| 15 | Her mother would have been happier if she had seen her walking or going off swimming , but after all , she was resting and that 's what she had brought her here for , and perhaps she was turning things over in her mind . |
| 16 | She was an old lady , her death would have been quick . |