Example sentences of "[adv] she [modal v] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Better she should be with a youngster nearer her own age than with him , who anyway fancied Rose Hilaire . |
| 2 | Her marriage to Archibald earl of Angus — whose name , with unwitting appropriateness , she spelt ‘ Anguisshe ’ — and subsequent divorce , combined with her demands for a place in political life , produced on one occasion the agonized response that she might have it if only she would be ‘ a good Scots woman ’ , and created continuing and profoundly irritating headaches for those who were trying to control Scottish affairs . |
| 3 | More a portrait like you see in photographers ’ windows ; reclining on a divan or something — only she would be asleep . ’ |
| 4 | She 's dead , only she 'll be able to move around for a bit longer . |
| 5 | She felt that if only she could be dressed like Tamar she would win Bob Lamb . |
| 6 | Only Fräulein , dear Fräulein , with her moon face , her hair in that absent-minded crooked bun , only she could be relied on . |
| 7 | If only she could be with her , give her a hug , the affection and understanding she needed , at the same time trying to make her see that issuing ultimatums inevitably led to war — whether it was between countries or lovers ! |
| 8 | It was difficult to keep the accusation from her voice , but she added calmly , ‘ It made him wonder how long she 'll be staying here . ’ |
| 9 | If she did not marry directly she finished training , which was highly probable , as she liked the lads as much as they liked her , before long she would be a Sister Tutor . |
| 10 | She wondered how long she would be able to continue at her present pace . |
| 11 | Nor how long she would be away . |
| 12 | ‘ Gone shopping , ’ Claudia said sharply , relenting at the anxious note in Roman 's voice as he asked how long she would be . |
| 13 | So anyway I thought I wo n't have a drink cos if this secretary was n't there I did n't know how long she 'd be so er but I di I went upstairs to where we had the meeting with Mike the other week . |
| 14 | The nurse who admits new patients needs to explain whether or not they have been allocated to her in a patient allocation scheme ; if so , for how long she will be on duty ; and the staffing arrangements that will be made for the other two shifts . |
| 15 | gives a task to an unsupervised number group and asks the nursery nurse who should be with them how long she will be ; |
| 16 | That is the normal pattern of development , and before long she will be able to know in advance — and then let you know . |
| 17 | When African music is part of a meeting her staff speculate about how long she will be able to keep still . |
| 18 | ’ Perhaps she 'll be good for us , stir us out of our lazy and apathetic ways . ’ |
| 19 | Perhaps she would be able to stop the bleeding . |
| 20 | He had toyed with the idea of taking her to Dublin anyway , but they had had a rocky road enough already and perhaps she would be better at home . |
| 21 | Perhaps she would be angry if , by trying to impose responsibility on her daughter by giving her the vote , we were also taking from her the only comfort which she has , namely that when she is older she will change all that . |
| 22 | And perhaps she would be able to let Rose Cottage , while she herself eked out a miserable existence in some dreary bedsit in Axminton . |
| 23 | After he is wounded in this staged hunt , perhaps she could be seen to nurse him daily with iodine and mercurochrome , out of remorse , but in the process establishing the first physical contact . |
| 24 | Or perhaps she could be like Merlyn Joseph and find herself a rich man who would install her in a yacht . |
| 25 | Perhaps she could be a help and comfort to him . |
| 26 | Perhaps she should be reading about infidelity instead of impiety . |
| 27 | Sir Edmund Mandeville is correct — perhaps she should be brought in for questioning . |
| 28 | ‘ Perhaps she will be happier with this new man . ’ |
| 29 | She was sure if she listened hard enough she would be able to hear the creak of the rocking-horse the girl had been given as a Christmas present a month ago . |
| 30 | The child has learned that if she makes a nuisance of herself for long enough she will be rewarded . |