Example sentences of "that she [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paula was amazed by the security arrangements that were necessary to ensure that the new season 's collections remained exclusive — the windows at the rear of the premises were heavily barred and practically the first thing she had to do on commencing her employment was to sign a contract promising that she would not breathe a word about the designs she saw . |
| 2 | She had lost one son — lost him truly , for she realized that he must be in Ireland now — but she was determined that she would not lose a daughter . |
| 3 | It was true that she would not enter a shop in her own country . |
| 4 | But I managed , with little difficulty , to convince myself that she would n't miss a handful from a whole bowl . |
| 5 | She was worried that she would n't have an accurate idea of what she ate if she just picked and nibbled . |
| 6 | Despite fitzAlan 's assurances that she would n't encounter a corpse , she held her breath with trepidation every time she swung her free hand in a groping semicircle . |
| 7 | The Post Office said that she would n't mind a visit . |
| 8 | She did n't like to say that she would sooner lick a toad . |
| 9 | When Gloria had got over the first shock of Saul 's horrifying death , she put the warehouse up for sale , together with the contents of the ship-chandlers shop on the ground floor , confident that she would soon find a purchaser . |
| 10 | I had few worries that she would suddenly take an interest in American history , but she might notice something out of place and the combination lock looked much more sophisticated than it actually was . |
| 11 | I hoped that she would then develop a massive guilt complex , but unfortunately she did n't . |
| 12 | ‘ I would not like to have the task of telling her that she would never make a crime reporter ! ’ |
| 13 | She began to consider the fact that she was over twenty-one and felt anxious that she would never get a home of her own . |
| 14 | I conceded that it might have been wiser , and indeed more seemly , to have consulted her before a decision was reached ; but I did not add that I had advised the Prime Minister to agree to a meeting over her head because I was convinced that she would never accept a challenge to her authority . |
| 15 | Of course Evelyn knew that she would never assault an old person and that these horrid apparitions must be an image of her own fear of age and death , might even be some kind of safety valve . |
| 16 | Why then do I remain seated for Sally Field , in soft focus , gulping back emotion , Sigourney Weaver groping for emotion — any emotion — and Kathleen Turner proving once again that she ca n't open a fridge door without flexing a buttock . |
| 17 | He hinted that she might even receive an honour from the then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher if she gave her support . |
| 18 | Bloomsbury House , asked to contribute £35 towards books , told her she was too late that term ( it was November ) and that she might possibly get a small emergency grant for the summer term ( six months ahead ) if she still needed it . |
| 19 | That said , Hillary has already reluctantly accepted that she will not land a government position . |
| 20 | One is married already , one has declared that she will never take a husband , and the third has two suitors after her as it is . |
| 21 | Psyche , so lovely that she can not find a mortal husband , is condemned to be the bride of Death . |
| 22 | She has been told by the local hospital that she can not have an appointment until June 1993 . |
| 23 | A booster cushion raises a child up so that she can safely use an adult seat belt or a child harness . |
| 24 | Theda was so appalled that she could barely repress a shudder , never mind summon up a smile . |
| 25 | Ruth struggled for words , her mind so confused that she could n't rein a coherent thought to the surface . |
| 26 | That , and the discovery that she could not bear a man near her in the early days after the rape ; so she had feigned an illness , explained as the consequence of her breaking her engagement with Havvie , which , of course , had caused an immense furore inside and outside of society , and Mama and Papa had put off their visit to England , and sent her loving letters , for she had written that she had discovered that she did not really love Havvie at all , had merely been beglamoured by his appearance , name and title . |
| 27 | During the first days of that Holy Week Mrs Abigail continued to believe that she could not endure a marriage that was a travesty , and that she could no longer endure life in Dynmouth . |
| 28 | In many ways the life of a great political hostess was very attractive to her , which only made her feel more guilty , but she knew that she could not tolerate a life of subordination and absolute dependency . |
| 29 | That she could not find a simple solution to the problems of women in marriage can be seen from two poems entitled ‘ Mira to Octavia ’ which advise a young woman who has fallen in love with an unsuitable man . |
| 30 | So strange , she sometimes thought , to have all this engineering knowledge in three languages and still be so unable to apply a single word of it that she could scarcely change a plug without helpful diagrams . |