Example sentences of "he [that] she [modal v] " in BNC.

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1 A further situation might arise , however , in which the defendant alleges belief in consent on the basis of the victim 's consent to penetration but where it did not occur to him that she might not understand the nature of the act , although the risk of this was quite obvious .
2 That the cottage meant as much to her as it did to him was obvious , but it did n't occur to him that she might have been the intruder who had broken in .
3 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 .
4 Annette spent the intervening time with her son who had been made as comfortable as possible and she told him that she would stay with him until he went for the operation and would then go home but would return first thing in the morning .
5 When he eventually introduced himself , she politely told him that she would rather pay her own bill and had enough money to do so .
6 She hastened to reassure him that she would never be less than totally reliable in her dealings with S. Kettering .
7 She had almost successfully deterred André from his plans to paint the town red with her , had vaguely told him that she would see how she felt when he issued the invitation , only to pour all her good intentions down the drain when this morning Piers had received a call from Nicole , and informed Alyssia offhandedly that he would be out for the balance of the day .
8 She had no intention of telling him that she would n't feel safe with him if she wore anything vaguely provocative .
9 However , with youthful if foolish optimism she had proudly assured him that she would find a solution to the problem .
10 She walked to the main doors with him and said a quick ‘ Goodnight ’ , reminding him that she 'd pick him up at eleven the following morning .
11 Quickly she gave him a tip , also a message to be delivered to William Ash , warning him that she 'd be in contact with him as soon as she knew where Ace planned to base himself .
12 For some reason it mattered to him that she should speak his name .
13 If Philip Leapor had earlier been hostile to his daughter 's poetry fearing it was unprofitable but then left her at liberty , it was probably because she had convinced him that she could earn money with her pen .
14 She told him that she could have stayed onstage for hours , that it had been he most exhilarating experience of her life .
15 She ran to meet him , weak with relief , but he was very vague as to why he was late and there was a remoteness about him that she could not penetrate .
16 Wild and feverish with excitement , she sat down immediately to write to Boldwood , to inform him that she could not marry him .
17 Meredith was determined to show him that she could do without arrogant bankers who 'd heard half a story and jumped to the wrong conclusions .
18 There was such comfort , such happiness with him that she could only sigh with pleasure .
19 She was crushed so tight against him that she could barely breathe , and as his own mouth moved to her ear , his tongue flicking erotically to trace the whorls , she moved her hands to his belt .
20 She was so powerfully aware of him that she could feel the ripples of panic beginning to spread .
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