Example sentences of "if she [modal v] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rachel sounds as if she 'll be sitting with a shawl around her shoulders when she 's 60 . |
| 2 | par but bad news for American Kristal Parker who we also saw earlier , she 's finished nine over par and does n't look as if she 'll be going through to the next stage . |
| 3 | Doctors say it 's too early to tell if she 'll be able to see again . |
| 4 | Wonder if she 'll be staying in Wellingborough , at least she 'll have to travel |
| 5 | So now Marie 's got to go into hospital and have this done , do n't know if she 'll be out on time and er anyway and so they , you know , she said we 've only got to face it mum , so she said well we ca n't come cos Marie ca n't face it I said they all went and got |
| 6 | bring her plate home so she said she said that she do n't know if she 'll make it or even if she 'll be home for christmas so erm I said oh well ! |
| 7 | Admire the Liberty shawl for Aunt Elspeth , and wonder if she might be delighted enough to leave it to me in her will . |
| 8 | She did not look as if she might be dying of some dreadful disease . |
| 9 | For a moment she looked as if she might be going to . |
| 10 | If she was well enough to formulate a view on the question - and at the present rate of progress it looked as if she might be — Elinor would take a dim view of the poisoning of Tibbles . |
| 11 | The room seemed to have gone dark , as if someone had turned off the lights , and she wondered if she might be going to faint . |
| 12 | She felt as if she might be struck by lightning if she stayed where she was . |
| 13 | Another girl , who looked wretchedly unhappy and as if she might be going to fade away at any moment , practically had a miscarriage on stage one night as a result of some pills she 'd been made to take by her awful lout of a lover . |
| 14 | When they returned to the hallway , the child was standing by the living-room door , looking as if she might be about to cry . |
| 15 | She was listening intently and her eyes were thoughtful , as if she might be toying with some idea of her own . |
| 16 | ‘ Poor thing , ’ thought Trixie , and wondered if she might be pregnant . |
| 17 | From what you 've told me , your mother sounds as if she might be just the right person for the job . ’ |
| 18 | In her heart of hearts she had wondered if she might be frigid . |
| 19 | Not that he wished any harm to Rose , and it was n't as if she would be on her own because , being the wife of Peter , and he the stable man , she was well set in their cottage . |
| 20 | She wondered if she would be fortunate enough to see him when they returned to Millfield . |
| 21 | Short , rather thickset , with dark curling hair , dark eyes , and freckles , she looked as if she would be most at home with dogs and horses , or with bared arms scrubbing a dairy down , and perhaps she was , but she was also very intelligent , highly imaginative , and easily my best student . |
| 22 | She loved Roman with all her heart and soul , and she doubted if she would be able to even look at another man for the rest of her life . |
| 23 | She was damned if she would be put through a third degree by this raving lunatic who seemed to have a fixation about someone called Lotta . |
| 24 | It was not as if she would be going to his home . |
| 25 | Smiling but looking frail , she was asked if she would be taking things gently , and replied : ‘ A little . ’ |
| 26 | Smiling but looking frail , she was asked if she would be taking things gently , and replied : ‘ A little . ’ |
| 27 | She smiled at me and I wondered if she would be interested in another type of jig ! |
| 28 | She told Lizzie now that she would be coming down at the weekend and asked her if she would be kind enough to get her old room ready for her . |
| 29 | We need some nominations for her successor , so please approach whoever you would like to represent you to see if she would be willing to stand . |
| 30 | ‘ Explain , ’ Miranda said sleepily , wondering if she 'd be able to stay awake until the end of the show . |