Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] she [modal v] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were some risks to life and limb , however , over which she had no control ; how could she ever have guessed that she would outlive her son Robert by almost exactly 10 years ? |
| 2 | Having accepted that she must wear it , Alexandra then set herself to dress for the pleasure of the Rectory children , throwing good taste to the winds and insisting upon hanging herself with all that glittered from the jewel box Aunt Emily had left her , its rose suede depths heaped with treasures from Richard Talbot . |
| 3 | He seemed to take for granted that she would share his views on the derelicts . |
| 4 | Theda asked , adding , ‘ I only wish to be adequately prepared if she should question me . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ She was dead to me , ’ he had said and she could see he meant it . |
| 6 | Nick took her in his arms and kissed her but , when his lips parted and she could taste his mouth , she drew back . |
| 7 | For example in Alcine , Act 3 , scenes 4–5 , as Melanie pines for Astolphe , who has fallen victim to Alcine 's desires ( E minor ) , Alcine 's spurned lover Athlant attempts to console Melanie by proposing vengeance ( E major ) ; as the scene continues E minor becomes ‘ Athlant 's key ’ as he declares he loves Melanie and suggests that her ‘ fickle lover ’ can be punished if she will love him in return . |
| 8 | Claudia had wanted more fittings and Dana had promised that she would fit them in , but time passed and the dress still hung , swathed in its wrappings , awaiting her pleasure . |
| 9 | At one time , even lately , she had thought that she could bear it , turning it all into pure love . |
| 10 | She dreaded the onset of winter , and on waking this morning she had thought that she could smell its breath in the air . |
| 11 | But she had thought that she could make something of him and that small semi-detached house outside Norwich represented nine months of hard work and achievement . |
| 12 | I rubbed the noses of one or two under the frowning suspicious gaze of Ms Brown who was not pleased to be told that she should let me in whenever I asked , eh ? |
| 13 | As a matter of honour , it was agreed that she should marry your father 's brother Luigi . ’ |
| 14 | The emperor pronounced that a trust was due on these words as if , by prohibiting her from making a will , he had requested that she should make her brother heir : the wording is to be treated as if he had asked her to make over his estate . |
| 15 | She was damned if she 'd call him Master , speaking like that . |
| 16 | It was n't going to be easy , arguing with someone from her inferior position , but she 'd be damned if she 'd let him speak to her like that ! |
| 17 | She 'd be damned if she 'd let him think he could get away with that ! |
| 18 | Folly doubted if she would care what Luke got up to , but she gave her the flowers none the less . |
| 19 | You sha n't be shamed for she 'll think you a great lover , a real Lothario , a dandy Don Juan . |
| 20 | Whereas it used to be assumed that she would follow him around the country and around the world , it is now not uncommon for wives to decide to stay put in order to further their own careers , or so that they do not disrupt their children 's education . |
| 21 | Asked if she would abandon her attempt if they became ill she replied that she could not say in advance , and pointed out that there would be eight doctors , including one paediatric specialist , immediately to hand . |
| 22 | I was really glad to be going out with Mary instead of Mum ; I do n't think Mary had ever asked if she could take me with her before . |
| 23 | She has asked if she can have her baby on the NHS in the States . |
| 24 | Ryder RN , who had spent four days alone in the Atlantic after his Q-ship was sunk before she could bring her hidden guns into action . |
| 25 | I had felt it for my mother before my father left when she would intercept his post , putting certain violet-scented envelopes into the pocket of her dress and steaming them open in the kitchen after he had left for work . |
| 26 | She had worked for him and her mother in a variety of businesses and was always assured that she would inherit his estate when he died . |
| 27 | The world could be lost and she would think it well lost if only he could love her . |
| 28 | If , as sometimes happens , anger is aroused , the woman 's claim is lost and she should save her tears . |
| 29 | To her dismay , her body was reacting to the sensual word pictures Vitor had created and she could feel herself becoming aroused . |