Example sentences of "she [modal v] [verb] [be] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But knowing what she ought to do was one thing — putting it into action seemed to be quite another . |
| 2 | She might have been any age between thirty and sixty and Wexford set the lower limit so low only because of her young children . |
| 3 | She could have been any girl in any photograph . |
| 4 | She could have been any age , for though her face was weathered by the sun , no wrinkles marred her face . |
| 5 | Melanie wondered how old she was but there was no way of telling ; she could have been any age between twenty-five and forty . |
| 6 | When she did finally reach for the food , or lure , all she would do was lean over and rip off a piece , rather than step on to the glove . |
| 7 | She would have been rude back , but she was drinking my booze . |