Example sentences of "what she [modal v] [verb] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 After rhapsodising about his wife 's ‘ pert , piquant , oh so pliable private parts ’ , he casually inquires what she would think of him if he had breasts .
2 Marilla agreed , and for the next few days Anne planned what she would put in her cake .
3 She cut the engine , then sat with her hands clenched round the steering-wheel , suddenly uncertain what she would say to him .
4 She tiptoed up the stairs , wondering what she would say to anyone who saw her .
5 JEWKES : I do n't like these sort of people , but we will hear what she 'll say to us , however , I sha n't fetch you any victuals , woman , but I will give you some pence .
6 A few times she was aware that he was watching her , but managed every time to resist the temptation to look up , unsure of just what she might see in his eyes .
7 But she was unable to see what she could do about it .
8 She knew what she could do to him , things she bet porcelain Xanthe would never know .
9 His voice was rough , his breathing still laboured , and she smiled , enjoying in a very feminine way what she could do to him .
10 As soon as he walked through the door of the rather dark basement flat in the Bayswater Road and heard her explain that Pauline 's boyfriend was ill so she had gone off to his place to see what she could do for him , Freddie wanted to flee .
11 She had fur-backed gloves and high brown-polished boots , not shoes but boots , and from what she could see of them they looked serviceable , as if they really were worn for walking .
12 And from what she could see of him , which was not much , he was giving her the coldest of stares .
13 ‘ Er — you 've — hm — not told me any more lies , then ? ’ she strove desperately hard to get herself back together , although from what she could see of it Ven was n't objecting that his kisses had the power to scatter all sensible thought .
14 See what 's going on , see what she can do about it .
15 What she can see in 'im Aah dissent rightly know .
16 All the way up on the train , she 'd been rehearsing what she 'd say to him .
17 But suddenly she woke up , ousted Ven from her head , and wondered what she should do with her day .
18 ‘ That 's exactly what she used to say about you .
19 and she said as , well what she used to say about it was nobody 's business !
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