Example sentences of "she [vb mod] [adv] well " in BNC.
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1 | She might be a mistress , but she might equally well be a daughter , a wife , a sister — perhaps someone weak-minded , perhaps someone elderly . |
2 | As it was , Clare had acquired a taste for reading , and had her nose constantly in a book ; and it occurred to her mother that she might very well undertake the tuition of Olivia , to save the cost of hiring another governess . |
3 | She remembered saying that she might very well buy out the others and live in the property herself . |
4 | She might very well have just arrived for all the notice he took of her . |
5 | She could very well have something vital to tell us . |
6 | Aunt Margaret came to the girls ' bedroom and unhandily undressed Victoria , although she could perfectly well undress herself . |
7 | He obviously had not expected her to return and , now that she had , she could damn well stay up in her bedroom until the cows came home , as far as he was concerned . |
8 | She had the disagreeable impression that she 'd now well and truly taken the bait , and was to provide entertainment accordingly . |
9 | She 'd damn well been dreaming . |
10 | As she scrambled around and tried to stay level , she watched for Josie 's return with the thought that , when she finally arrived , she 'd damn well see what a tough time Lucy had been having . |
11 | If there was a boat to rock , she 'd bloody well rock it . |
12 | She walked down Chestnut Drive , and as she picked a leaf off a privet hedge here , and ran her hand along a row of railings there , she thought that it was not so bad after all , and that she would tell them about it : they always said , when accused of indifference , that they were interested , so she would jolly well try to make them show a bit of their interest . |
13 | Well , this was the greatest challenge of her life and she would damn well face it if it killed her . |
14 | Well , if this is a meeting , she can bloody well chair it . |
15 | ‘ She can damn well wait for a minute , ’ McLeish decided . |
16 | If my mother wants me off the Project , she can damn well go through channels and see how far it gets her . ’ |