Example sentences of "she [vb mod] [verb] [be] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 And the way she put it , she ought to have been alive today , she could have taught them how to tell people about sex .
2 she may have been unconmscious before she went into the water .
3 Inwardly she may have been nervous , outwardly she appeared calm , relaxed and ready to have fun .
4 By allowing Tepilit to engage in the formalities of gift exchange , she may have been able to observe at close quarters how it worked , but she was also entering into the drama .
5 She must have been successful , she crowed to herself as he tossed his drink down quickly .
6 It was not until she saw the colour of the light — deep warm gold — that she realised how long she must have been asleep and looked at her watch .
7 She must have been asleep for some hours when the sound of her opening bedroom door penetrated her dreams and brought her instantly awake .
8 She had hinted darkly that Wilson herself must be to blame , that she must have been weak , must not have written plain enough and as she had been instructed .
9 He was sure that , even though he and Ari got along well , she must have been disappointed when Leila chose him for the job .
10 And Joan said she must have been depressed .
11 I was expecting that at any minute Mum would shout down to find out what was going on but she must have been preoccupied , trying on her new frock .
12 And he waited , and then he heard one word come back , spoken in a whisper , she must have been close to sleep .
13 Once , she supposed , she must have been impressed by formal evening wear on good male bodies , but now it annoyed her .
14 She must have been mad ! ! !
15 She must have been mad to consider the possibility , especially after the emotional battering she had received from Giles .
16 She must have been mad to try to appeal to his better nature .
17 She must have been mad to let him bring her here , even madder to have stayed .
18 She had written to say she was sorry , she must have been mad , of course she was coming back .
19 She must have been mad to come like this .
20 She must have been mad .
21 She must have been mad , totally and ridiculously mad , she thought , to have let her sister talk her into making this trip , alone .
22 She must have been worried .
23 She was aware , she must have been aware , she says , of the deep affection her father bore her , but alas she took it for granted .
24 She must have been full .
25 She must have been able to lick enough water to keep alive , ’ he said .
26 She must have been able to tell from my face how I felt about that .
27 She must have been distraught . ’
28 Rudyard Kipling said of her : ‘ Being human , she must have been afraid of something , but one never found out what it was . ’
29 I can sense her relief , she must have been afraid of an emotional scene .
30 She must have been terrified , an old woman like that … ’
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