Example sentences of "[vb pp] [that] she would [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had loved the sense of purpose and the freedom and most of the Africans , and she had always supposed that she would stay there all her life , and finally die there , and be buried , like David Livingstone 's wife , under a baobab tree . |
| 2 | It was expected that she would show sympathy with the white settler minority associated with Ian Smith 's Rhodesia Front and propose a deal between him and the near-puppet government of Bishop Abel Muzorewa . |
| 3 | having expected that she would become mistress of the household and have much more freedom after her marriage , she was now disappointed on both counts . |
| 4 | He was told that as he and his wife had been separated 15 months it was to be expected that she would find a new partner . |
| 5 | ‘ I can walk , ’ she began , and might have added that she would have enjoyed to do that — had she got the chance . |
| 6 | ‘ We 'd arranged that she would call in while you and Vitor were here , but unfortunately she 's sprained her ankle and is confined to home . |
| 7 | There were some risks to life and limb , however , over which she had no control ; how could she ever have guessed that she would outlive her son Robert by almost exactly 10 years ? |
| 8 | And he would guide her back to her room , cajoling , murmuring reassurance , trying to pretend that he was n't frightened , frightened that she would start to cry for her mother , that Miss Willard would appear , censorious and whining , complaining that she had to get her sleep , that the precarious little house . |
| 9 | Maureen as an ambulance driver and Pat as a rescue man were badly needed , but Anne 's firewatching at a large store was less essential and it was decided that she would stay with her mother . |
| 10 | Sara had decided that she would move down to Moorlake at once . |
| 11 | She had already decided that she would cook dinner . |
| 12 | Promotion would have meant more hours at the workroom , plus a not inconsiderable amount of travelling around the country , and she had decided that she would wait until her daughter went to school before considering such a career move . |
| 13 | Since her newfound freedom , however , she had decided that she would get as much out of life as she could . |
| 14 | Dana continually hinted that she would take off for London if I refused to do just what she wanted , or if I said anything to you . |
| 15 | Her eyes followed him as he unpacked the bike , and she wondered if he was just going to take it for granted that she would sleep with him of if he would offer her the choice . |
| 16 | ‘ I would n't mind , ’ she explained , ‘ but they just took it for granted that she would go back to work and I would look after the baby , without even asking me . ’ |
| 17 | He seemed to take for granted that she would share his views on the derelicts . |
| 18 | Claudia had wanted more fittings and Dana had promised that she would fit them in , but time passed and the dress still hung , swathed in its wrappings , awaiting her pleasure . |
| 19 | Fabia put the phone down having promised that she would telephone again to let her mother know if she was not going to be back in Hawk Lacey by next Wednesday . |
| 20 | He had never , before , seriously thought that she would get beyond the occasional sisterly peck on the cheek , or allowing him the privilege of listening to her troubles . |
| 21 | After giving a blood sample , she was told that she would have a one-in-50,000 chance of saving a life . |
| 22 | After three weeks of uncertainty the Nestor arrived in port and hopes were raised that she would sail the following day . |
| 23 | We have already noted that she would have started as a reading girl , at 4s or 5s a week , before learning the lay of the type case and eventually starting work setting type . |
| 24 | She had been adopted as a small child by the counsellor 's wife , now dead — so said my companion , adding that it was well known that she would marry Victor , and so come into a deal of money . |
| 25 | ‘ Might n't I have known that she would have such perfect timing ? ’ turning to his mother , he explained , ‘ That 's what I was coming to tell you — that Phena was on her way . |
| 26 | It was hoped that she would go onto to be an international class athlete . |
| 27 | She had not reflected upon what , alone , she would be , had perhaps assumed that she would sit motionless as a statue with vacant eyes . |
| 28 | It was assumed that she would do so on the arm of one of her sons , but they followed behind in a somewhat passive procession . |
| 29 | Whereas it used to be assumed that she would follow him around the country and around the world , it is now not uncommon for wives to decide to stay put in order to further their own careers , or so that they do not disrupt their children 's education . |
| 30 | Loretta had assumed that she would have to leave a message for Jamie with some college functionary , and wait for him to ring back . |