Example sentences of "she [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If she may n't have a dram , ’ James said , ‘ What might I tempt her with ? |
| 2 | She may not say a word but — it 's another base to be touched . ’ |
| 3 | She may well have a thing or two to teach the Goldsmiths ' graduates about handling the demands of the art world and media . |
| 4 | Later , when Aubrey had left to take Primrose home , Pogo said , ‘ She c-could n't hold a candle to you , Maddy . |
| 5 | The more she thought about it , the more clearly she saw that she must somehow get a warning to Tristram . |
| 6 | But she knew she must n't make a fuss . |
| 7 | Yet Travis — if it was him — had exacted a promise from her that she must n't breathe a word about Rosemary . |
| 8 | But she really must send Charlie her new address and tell him how peculiar it all was ; about the strange customs , still revered because Nelson had established them ; about rooms which were now cabins , walls which had become bulkheads and a kitchen she must now call a galley . |
| 9 | It was Grizel Huntley 's own view that her brother had not been fooled at all but had been charmed and diverted by a dashing girl thirty years his junior , and had seen no reason at all why she should not have a share of his considerable estate when that left a very decent down-setting for his niece as well . |
| 10 | She should still have been able to get a seat , but she should not have a carriage practically to herself . |
| 11 | Yeah , she should n't make a payment . |
| 12 | But there was no reason why she should n't enjoy a bit of company for the rest of the journey . |
| 13 | ‘ She should n't drive a car , ’ said his Mum , who 'd seen the car out too . |
| 14 | He thought she might not last a week at Anpetuwi . |
| 15 | He thought she might not have a heart , or tried to explain away her indifference by imagining she were made of obsidian through and through . |
| 16 | Technically she might also refuse a request for a dissolution , although it is hard to imagine her ever doing so . |
| 17 | Why , it was almost indecent — she might even have a kid . |
| 18 | With a bit of luck she might even get a place on a flight that very day . |
| 19 | And she added , ‘ She 'll soon have a collection , what with the Seven Dwarfs and Jack the Giant Killer . ’ |
| 20 | If someone is shielding her then she 'll probably have a bed for the night . ’ |
| 21 | She 'll also make a grab for any toy that takes her fancy , even if she 's told it belongs to another child . |
| 22 | Mrs and now she 'll just have a burn out . |
| 23 | ‘ Jake 'd have wanted me to see her right ; but she 'll never take a penny piece off me … ’ |
| 24 | Well she 'll never get a size four on , my boots . |
| 25 | If Gran wakes , she 'll only want a glass of water . ’ |
| 26 | she 'll only get a taxi , if er , she thinks it not viable , but er , it , it to me , it just seems not buggering about , but |
| 27 | She could even see a thrush pecking out a scarlet yew berry , swallowing the scarlet flesh and spitting out the poisonous pip . |
| 28 | She could even put a name to his American fiancée . |
| 29 | In this way she developed her instinctive talent as a fashion editor ; she could instantly take a detail from this and an idea from that , while keeping well within her overall style . |
| 30 | Theda was so appalled that she could barely repress a shudder , never mind summon up a smile . |