Example sentences of "she [modal v] have a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | At that moment María Sanchez , her face embarrassed and alarmed , glided up to us and asked if she could have a word in private . |
| 32 | Once the budgies and the two cats were attended to , she asked the kindly-looking proprietor if she could have a word with Mrs Jarvis . |
| 33 | Fiona could continue with her pregnancy , taking strong drugs , the side-effects of which were not yet really known , or she could have a termination . |
| 34 | The day after her accident we went to the swimming baths so she could have a shower . |
| 35 | Always small things , nothing she could have a qualm about accepting , which made them all the more delightful . |
| 36 | Elaine wished she could have a marriage like that . |
| 37 | She shied away from architectural accuracy — she could have a gingerbread house if it was her ideal . |
| 38 | Moira said she would ask her parents if she could have a drink with him . |
| 39 | My niece was visiting for the day and she asked if she could have a drink of orange juice so I told her to go ahead and help herself . |
| 40 | She could have a cold . |
| 41 | She would have liked a bath herself , but , failing that , she could have a strip wash . |
| 42 | Then , later on , when you have both built up the small-animal side , she could have a share of the profits . ’ |
| 43 | All he had to do then was to make it known that he had promised to leave Laura alone so that she could have a rest in peace , to make an excuse about paying a brief visit to the Gents , to go up to his room — probably via the guest-lift — to stick his hand inside the room and grab the handbag , to take out the jewel before dumping the handbag , and then … ’ |
| 44 | Guido had said she could have a day off , just to get acclimatised , but he 'd been firm that the lessons should start immediately after that . |
| 45 | She could have a fall : would a fall from the top kill her ? |
| 46 | A friend said it would be wonderful if she could have a wood with an obelisk where she could go and sit , ’ says Gwyn . |
| 47 | She was more interested in getting a glass of water from the mini-bar and enquiring if she could have a cup of tea . |
| 48 | Darren ( 3.9 ) was pushing a friend in a large basket on wheels when his teacher asked if she could have a ride . |
| 49 | Feeling suddenly full of energy , she got up , and , switching on the immersion heater so that she could have a bath later , she decided to give the cottage a good clean . |
| 50 | She could have a woman come in twice a week . |
| 51 | Mummy just said she 'd have a do , she 'd have a go . |
| 52 | Her mum said Sergeant Joe would take care of that Flash Harry , but if he did n't she 'd have a go herself , she 'd bash Archie 's bowler so hard over his head he 'd never get it off again , he 'd have to go about like a man with no eyeballs . |
| 53 | Mummy just said she 'd have a do , she 'd have a go . |
| 54 | It was so funny right , she 'd have a go and I just sat there and yeah ! |
| 55 | Maggie said she 'd have a half of shandy , Susan ordered the same . |
| 56 | It sounded like an interesting job — the play was a futuristic drama set in the twenty-first century , and the director said she 'd have a chance to really let her imagination run riot on the styles . |
| 57 | She 'd have a fag with her coffee , and I 'd sit and watch the smoke making patterns in the air , and it 'd be quiet and it 'd be just her and me . |
| 58 | But , far from being able to greet him like a young girl when he came , she 'd have a job to hide how decrepit she was . |
| 59 | Afterwards she 'd have a glass or two of wine to wash it all down . |
| 60 | ‘ She 'd have a lot to get used to at first , ’ Rose said absently as she scanned through the letter . |