Example sentences of "that she [modal v] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With agonising clarity she realised that she could n't fool herself that she would be content with that and , however tempting it was to take what he had to offer , no questions asked , it was n't good enough for her . |
| 2 | She must look at two other things , hard and solid , so that she would be strong for the battle ahead . |
| 3 | The special state prosecutor in charge of the case said that she would be appealing against the Supreme Court 's ruling . |
| 4 | She had promised Julie that she would be well enough to get up the following day and they would take a trip in the pony and trap to visit friends in the area who Julie had not seen for years . |
| 5 | It had been splendidly undemanding ; because of his family , she did not see him more than a few times a month , always meetings snatched at short notice and with absolutely no expectation from him that she would be available . |
| 6 | She would never mock it , he was certain of that , and he could not believe that she would be shocked , because she was far too experienced and sensible to waste energy on such a useless emotion ; but it would probably distress her , and she had enough distress to absorb without his adding to it . |
| 7 | Diana no longer felt so different because of her parents ' divorce but because a voice inside her told her that she would be separate from the herd . |
| 8 | She could not bear the sensations of loss with which she knew that she would be obliged to sit down and confront her mother . |
| 9 | But on the picket line Bob Busby had pointed out to her that the Shadow Scheme was official University business and that she would be strike-breaking if she kept her appointment . |
| 10 | Anne felt that she would be willing to abandon the good times to settle down with John , although pride prevented her from admitting it . |
| 11 | Beforehand , her PR people urge me not to ask her about Eric Clapton ( with whom she has been seen dining on at least one occasion at San Lorenzo 's in London ) , but that she would be willing to talk about her alcoholism . |
| 12 | Faye had said last night that she would be welcome at the informal gathering , but , ‘ I 'm planning to visit my family , ’ Belinda had explained truthfully , after politely declining the invitation . |
| 13 | Amy assured the concerned woman that she would be alright and the staff would be returning about llpm . |
| 14 | At first the thought of going back to work made me shudder because I could n't stand the thought of leaving Danielle for an hour let alone a whole day , but once my husband Dave and I had left Danielle with a babysitter a couple of times , I realised that she would still be there when I came back and that she would be fine . |
| 15 | Mrs Ross , Mrs Girdlestone added , had only her pension to live on , and she repeated that she would be glad if I could do something about her as soon as possible . |
| 16 | When she was allowed out of bed the nurses ( who presumably had not received the instruction ) no longer assisted in washing her and the patient said that she would be glad to get home so that her legs and feet could be washed . |
| 17 | If I 'd have that she would be glad had knocked her sis , sisters into the garden and did n't know she was there ! |
| 18 | Perhaps , now that Alison was at least going to become an adoptive mother she would be able to have a long heart-to-heart with her on the subject ; although Celia knew that she would be reluctant , even ashamed , to reveal her innermost feelings . |
| 19 | When Wendy opened hers , she found that it consisted entirely of crispbread and realised that she would be able to eat only during the applause — Harrison Birtwhistle 's music had not yet been written . |
| 20 | Esther refused to think in these terms , and insisted that she would be able to manage in her home as it was . |
| 21 | When she visited us with her boyfriend and said that she would be able to take Susan in a few weeks , we had to disguise our emotions . |
| 22 | Then she thought of the Brownie Promise and the Brownie Law and the Brownie Motto , all of which she knew by heart and had often said aloud when riding along the country lanes , so that she would be able to say them if the wonderful day should come for her to join a Brownie Pack . |
| 23 | She watched him get the pony ready , learning all the time so that she would be able to harness it herself in future when she wanted to drive out in Nahum 's absence . |
| 24 | She saw Edouard first — she had positioned herself so that she would be able to . |
| 25 | The warden said that she would be able to call on Mr Brown at least once each day and explained that he had a bell to ring to call her if he felt unwell . |
| 26 | It is , of course , true that , had she paused to consider the matter , the woman might have realised that it could prove difficult to acquire a gun and that she would be able to seek help once he had left . |
| 27 | Only that perhaps he had manufactured some reason so that she would be able to overcome her own personal fears of being alone with him ; given her an excuse to accept his invitation to re-enter the apartment where he 'd previously abused her both physically and verbally . |
| 28 | Now doubting that she would be able to speak at all , Isabel began to climb the stairs , acutely aware of fitzAlan behind her every step of the way . |
| 29 | Nowadays , with a far more sophisticated outlook on life , Laura hoped that she would be able to deal with the indomitable woman in a calm and reasoned manner . |
| 30 | She did n't touch him but stood so close that she would be able to read every facial expression if he chose to lie to her . |