Example sentences of "she [modal v] be [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He thought that she must be feeling a great deal of pain , and that there was nothing he could do about it , and that , if his suspicions were correct , her pain would get a great deal worse … |
| 2 | Poor thing , she must be having a rotten time just now . |
| 3 | She should be given a generous financial settlement — on condition that she does not sell her memoirs of life among the royals . |
| 4 | She 'll make regular transmissions till eleven hundred hours then she 'll be doing a deep dive , so you 'll hear no more from her till she surfaces at fifteen hundred hours . |
| 5 | Coronation Street 's Audrey has walked out on her husband Alf , but actress Sue Nicolls thinks she could be making a big mistake . |
| 6 | She 'd be expecting a full report on Pierremont House and the dear little village , so quiet , so tasteful . |
| 7 | Bearing in mind that she would be eating a main meal that evening , Fabia ordered an omelette and salad , and soon discovered that once Lubor had settled down from his initial opportunistic manner he was quite a pleasant lunchtime companion . |
| 8 | As Faye 's private nurse , she would be filling an important position , and her professionalism or lack of it could make the difference between a healthy baby and another tragic loss . |
| 9 | If she had done as he had suggested , become a doctor maybe , or a teacher , he would be alive today and she would be living a normal life . |
| 10 | She just hoped she would be spared a pressing invitation to his obsequies . |
| 11 | Some expressed the fear that she would be humiliated if she carried on , or that even if she won she would be leading a demoralised party . |
| 12 | Diana issued yesterday 's surprise statement knowing that she would be making a public appearance with senior members of the Royal Family at the Remembrance Day service tomorrow . |
| 13 | She would be keeping a tight hold on her feelings from now on . |
| 14 | However , if the landowner threatens you with a firearm , it is comforting to know that he or she would be committing a criminal offence . |
| 15 | Gwen Merricks introduces herself in Singer World and , as an expert on Singer machines , she will be writing a regular feature , accompanied by a pattern , from next month . |
| 16 | Meanwhile , fashion pundits were speculating last night that although Anne is likely to splash out on a new outfit , she will be wearing an old hat when she walks up the aisle . |
| 17 | ‘ She will be having a normal diet today , ’ said the spokesman . |
| 18 | The arrival of the Brother 965 machine has increased demand for Diane Bennett 's electronic courses and she will be running an extra course in November in Nailsea , near Bristol . |