Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [verb] her [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet she must still get her daughter married . |
| 2 | His sister , Catherine must now rebuild her life . |
| 3 | She might only lose her temper about once every five years , but when she lost it , boy , did she lose it , and events these last few days had been urging her dangerously near to boiling-point . |
| 4 | I 'll just sound her heart again before we go . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Her eyesight 's not too good now , ’ she continued , as though that might somehow render her mother 's behaviour less odd , as though by mere words she could be converted into a harmless , ordinary , ageing old lady , just like other people 's mothers . |
| 6 | Although they continued throughout to support Mrs Thatcher , a number were known privately to have expressed the belief that a failure to secure outright victory on the first ballot might irretrievably damage her authority and force her to stand down . |
| 7 | ‘ You 'll probably see her car parked . |
| 8 | ‘ We 'll also circulate her description , and if you have a good , recent photograph that would be very helpful . ’ |
| 9 | She might even turn her head right round to see where the car had gone , but she would n't consider it important enough to jump off the glove . |
| 10 | He might even increase her sentence if she continued to argue . |
| 11 | The shock of all of this is so great that she might well lose her health . |
| 12 | They 're very important , part of her background — of what you might almost call her mythology . |
| 13 | Such payment , furthermore , is thought not only to detract from any generosity that might otherwise characterize her action , but altogether to cast doubt on her motives and her reliability . |
| 14 | The awareness of some unrecognizable danger did not spring from the knowledge that Johnny might yet offer her violence . |
| 15 | Greg Hocking was tempted to say : At least she 'll never get her side of the story across now . |
| 16 | You will have to be a little cruel to be kind or she 'll never regain her stability or independence . |
| 17 | Maybe she 'd rather see her friend first , even if she had to cry after , ’ Nick said . |
| 18 | She 'd obviously hit her head during the impact because there was a small trickle of blood on her forehead . |
| 19 | Wilson could only nod her head and turn with him to go back . |
| 20 | ‘ A great deal , ’ Hari spoke with more confidence than she felt , indeed , she was trembling inside and she could only hope her nervousness did n't show . |
| 21 | ‘ What 's happened ? ’ she said , but for a while Lucy could only shake her head . |
| 22 | She could only shake her head and look away . |
| 23 | She could only shake her head . |
| 24 | Shaken by the intensity of the way he was behaving , her lips almost numb with deprivation as he slid his hand into her hair , Sarella could only shake her head , no words possible . |
| 25 | Long ago , Miranda had realized that sexual involvement with Adam could only complicate her life , but she had been only half awake and off guard when he made his move . |
| 26 | The question kept her awake for several hours while she repeatedly reminded herself that it could only bring her heartache . |
| 27 | Prolonged contact with Rune could only make her parting from him more painful , the recovery period afterwards more protracted , the absolute cure less certain . |
| 28 | She wanted to turn tail and run and keep on running away from him , away from what she might discover , away from what could only break her heart , yet she knew that was impossible . |
| 29 | Cobalt 's mouth curved in his mischievous smile although she could only see her reflection in his lenses . |
| 30 | If she could only gain her room unnoticed , she would be able to sit quietly in the rocking chair with a book and — |