Example sentences of "she [modal v] [verb] [prep] [be] " in BNC.

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1 She ought to demand to be taken back to London .
2 It will give her something of her own to love and care for which will return her love , and help to reduce any feelings she may have of being ‘ odd man out ’ in the home .
3 I love Ma , but she must expect to be unhappy because she 's reached that time of life .
4 It 's only natural she should want to be with kids her own age . ’
5 And while she knew she should request to be put down , she was enjoying the feel of being held too much to utter the words .
6 A mother may set out some crayons and paper or plasticine while she gets on with the ironing but she should expect to be interrupted and asked for help .
7 If a DTI Education and Enterprise Adviser is in post locally , he or she should prove to be an invaluable partner in making Compact work .
8 She was simply reminding Jaq of how she might continue to be useful .
9 She thought it outrageous that he should even think she might want to be friends in the circumstances .
10 " I just think that she might prove to be somewhat difficult to dispose of … oh , do n't look so surprised .
11 I should save the trip until the weekend , when we can all go , besides , she 'll be bored with all your old historical studies , she 'll want to be with other people of her own age , other Americans , perhaps — I mean , there are plenty of them about the place , goodness knows , and that shirt should really go in the wash straight away . ’
12 Admittedly Dawn has been too outspoken , and she 'll have to be told to keep her feelings to herself , just as I do .
13 But the injury ca n't be mended and vets say she 'll have to be put down .
14 I expect she 'll try to be . ’
15 She could do with being able to sew for her own sake .
16 She could do with being taken down to the tennis courts probably and have a knock up .
17 I told her we were going to get married , and all she could talk about was frogs , ’ said Masklin .
18 You want snuggling , I got snuggling , she fumed , knowing for sure that she was n't the clinging type but , with some devil on her back , this way seeming to be the only way she could cope with being ‘ engaged ’ .
19 But even so he stripped her without haste , all the while keeping up a slow calculated assault on her senses , until the only thought she could cling to was that she must n't reveal her love .
20 And , quite apart from demonstrating maturity by dismissing the incident and behaving normally , if she could manage to be polite to this man there was just a chance she might discover some clues to his plans for her family 's business .
21 As he prodded around all the dreamy romantic feelings she experienced when he kissed her disappeared and all she could think of was when would he stop , and could n't he please just hold her again , very close , with the firm bulge of his body against her , far more erotic through several layers of clothes than his scratching , poking finger .
22 The only place she could think of was her father 's .
23 All she could think of was home , her brothers and her father ; all she longed for was to be back among them , back among the mountains and bays and cliffs that she loved — back in Ballingolin , back in Corcaguiney , back in Ireland .
24 She tried to remember the little he had said about Suvarov , but all she could think of was that without him neither she nor Anthony would have met David .
25 All she could think of was the two of them , and her suspicion that he was right about her .
26 Then she began on a list of words she liked , but all she could think of was ‘ fireplace ’ .
27 All she could think of was pine-scented engine oil and the need to get it out of her system .
28 All she could think of was that they 'd all been in on this — a kind of family Mafia , working behind the scenes to make sure that Lucenzo ended up with everything , his empire untouched .
29 All she could think of was Edmund , her young brother , her childhood playmate , her companion and strength during the endless months of darkness .
30 All she could think of was the panic on the other woman 's face when she 'd seen her .
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