Example sentences of "that she might be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was sure they did n't really like her , it had n't occurred to her that she might be off-putting . |
| 2 | For a while it seemed that she might be right . |
| 3 | " Je dois aller , " said Clara , losing grammar in urgency , beginning to be afraid that she might be late . |
| 4 | I had the feeling that she might be diplomatic when confronted by the God-Kings luxurious life-style . |
| 5 | She 'd been reserved in a way which suggested that she might be strong-willed but was making an effort to hide it or keep it in check . |
| 6 | And he knew that she might be free this very night , free to fly where no man could cage her . |
| 7 | Mildred lapsed into silence and fixed her eyes on Maud in the hope that she might be able to send some sort of message through the air — like a radio wave — to her friend . |
| 8 | Although by no means the sensitive type , Eleanor was possessed of a certain amount of native wit , and she had a feeling that she might be able to play quite an interesting — little game with her two old adversaries . |
| 9 | Inwardly praying that she might be able to show her piety and understanding , she said , ‘ Yes , I 'm sure it must mean a lot to you . |
| 10 | She prodded at her pâté de foie aux truffes de Perigord , rearranged the maigrets de canard on her plate in the hope that she might be able to hide the tender slices of duck under her untouched vegetables , and , when the sweet trolley arrived , with its groaning layers of gâteaux and desserts , she mumbled an excuse to her neighbour and slipped away . |
| 11 | The idea that she might be able to leave with him did n't even occur to her . |
| 12 | He could imagine that she might be interested in its money-making propensity at the end of the year . |
| 13 | I am tempted to quote Oliver Cromwell and to ask whether the hon. Lady could conceive of the possibility that she might be wrong . |
| 14 | At the end of that week they took Anna to the doctor and he was worried that she might be scared of being examined , but she was n't . |