Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] she [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 I do not doubt that she wants to live and we all hope that she will .
2 She did n't know if she wanted to look different or the same .
3 Caroline did n't know if she wanted to laugh or to cry .
4 Could you please explain to her what these are/mean and let me know if she wants to change them from this : needs to be finalized by lunchtime tomorrow .
5 I do n't know whether she continues to paint and if so whether under her maiden or married name ( which I do n't know ) .
6 Brown Owl herself did n't know whether she wanted to marry Mr. Gordon or not .
7 Sister Ignatia had said that Flora could n't know whether she wanted to come or not until she had had a sniff of the place , seen some of the other girls .
8 He produced a letter like a conjuror bringing a rabbit out of a hat , and she did n't know whether she wanted to laugh or cry .
9 Now , this contribution is not direct , it 's indirect in the sense that males , a male for example who is provisioning a wife who is pregnant is not directly invent investing in the offspring clearly you ca n't do that she has to do that , cos the offspring 's inside her body , but indirectly he may be feeding his wife , protecting her and providing for her in , in a way that is absolutely critical to her reproductive success too .
10 No no let's assume , let's assume that she has to take it .
11 He went forward , taking hold of Leith 's arm so that , there being nothing other she could do if she wanted to keep her dignity , she had to go forward too .
12 After protesting that she simply could n't share her bed with anyone else , she admitted the real reason : she was ashamed to let him see that she had to get up to pee once or twice a night .
13 I could just see if she wanted to adopt
14 They left her alone with a great heavy belt strapped round her belly pressing her and making green and yellow lights wink on the huge machine by the bed , and she could n't move and her back was aching and they put a tube into her wrist and she could n't move and she began to panic .
15 Her palms were sweating , and she hoped they would stop when she had to shake hands with him .
16 She was drained of strength and ‘ would die if she had to walk the streets again . ’
17 He had n't indicated where Faye 's room was , and she wondered what would happen if she needed to monitor her patient during the night .
18 Should I let this develop until she wishes to leave Spain and go with Mitchell ?
19 He guessed his Mum would phone when she got to work and then maybe again when she took her break at half-three .
20 Does this mean that she has to invent enemies too ?
21 It does n't mean that she has to agree with every sub-paragraph of CND policy , let alone that the party itself is committed to ‘ unilateral nuclear disarmament ’ — whatever that means , nowadays .
22 It would seem that she intended to pull him down — in itself a tall order — and so grabbed at the reins .
23 As a single woman officer the crunch would come if she wished to marry someone who was not also an officer .
24 Robbie could hardly breathe and she had to swallow before she could answer .
25 He reached across the table and took her hand , which was a nuisance ; he would notice if she tried to look at her watch .
26 Before Tamar could protest that she intended to call her son George , her mother-in-law looked up from the child .
27 But she did let slip that she had to curtsey to her every day and say : ‘ Good morning Your Highness . ’
28 She would say that she wanted to walk alone on the headland .
29 But she did worry and she needed to know every last detail .
30 Let her box if she wants to box ,
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