Example sentences of "she [modal v] [verb] a [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The child is delicate , she ought to have a change of air . ’ |
| 2 | When a young child plays ‘ What time is it , Mr. Wolf ? ’ , she may experience a moment of panic when the ‘ Wolf ’ shouts , ‘ Dinner time ! ’ and chases her . |
| 3 | She may experience a crisis of disbelief in her religious faith , or direct her anger towards the medical or nursing staff who cared for her husband , for failing to save his life ; or she may blame family or friends and have feelings of guilt and anger against herself for things that were done or not done during his lifetime . |
| 4 | If your symptoms are severe , he or she may prescribe a course of antibiotics which are designed to kill the bacteria . |
| 5 | Emerging once more into the glare , she put a hand to her throbbing head , and decided that she must have a cup of tea . |
| 6 | However , she must have a minimum of £12.65 pocket money . |
| 7 | as if , for a young woman , the quest for identity is not painful and confusing enough , she must find a way of lifting the burden everyone implicitly assumes she will carry . |
| 8 | If I can get near Mum I must tell her that she should do a spot of witnessing to the woman across from her . |
| 9 | He always spoke as if he was satisfied that she should have a life of her own . |
| 10 | Perhaps she should buy a copy of Spare Rib , and see if it still carried adverts for consciousness-raising groups . |
| 11 | The highest my mum goes is forty pounds cos she does n't think she should spend a lot of money on a pair of trainers that wo n't last . |
| 12 | She concluded of Diana : ‘ On the one hand she might bring a breath of fresh air into her relationship through the sheer force of her personality … on the other hand if her marriage becomes too restrictive she will break out and see new and more exciting horizons . ’ |
| 13 | She felt tired and wondered if she might manage a couple of hours ' sleep before the train reached London . |
| 14 | ‘ But do n't start getting any ideas that she might throw a fit of jealousy . |
| 15 | I wonder whether she 'll do a bit of you know , going round ? |
| 16 | ‘ You know as well as I do that if she knows about Ari , she 'll want a piece of the action . |
| 17 | So I I I mean , but I do n't know whether to take it today or you know because she 'll get a lot of things given her today . |
| 18 | ‘ She 'll need a bit of a rest . |
| 19 | ‘ She 'll get over it , but she 'll need a lot of support . ’ |
| 20 | Sh she 'll need a hell of a lot of ! |
| 21 | She said she could feel a shard of genius enter her soul with my seed ! |
| 22 | Still hot with embarrassment and irritation , she could feel a sheen of sweat on her forehead . |
| 23 | After an almost silent session , I felt unsure how to begin to help her ; so I asked her if she could draw a picture of a tree . |
| 24 | ‘ It was partly the Welshness of it all which appealed to her — the wool is grown , spun , woven and made up here in Wales , but it was also her feeling that in the commercial life everything was grab , grab , grab and here was a little corner of the world where she could do a bit of good . ’ |
| 25 | She just knew she could make a go of it ! |
| 26 | And when Sam was old enough to leave home maybe she could lead a life of her own without prejudice . |
| 27 | She could face a charge of wasting police time — but action is unlikely because of her illness . |
| 28 | Obviously , she could get a tridsnap of his fantasies of femininity . |
| 29 | From here she could get a glimpse of the houses : ‘ luxury ’ newly-built bungalows , double garages , big picture windows , young trees , landscaped gardens with lawns so smooth and green they could have been carpets . |
| 30 | Auntie Lou said she could sew a piece of material on the bottom to lengthen the skirt but there was nothing she could do about the top and Carrie cried a little , privately , not because the dress was no use but because her mother should have guessed how much she had grown . |