Example sentences of "she [modal v] [adv] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If she may n't have a dram , ’ James said , ‘ What might I tempt her with ? |
| 2 | All such kinsmen are , from a girl 's point of view , either " brothers " or " cross-cousins " and she may not marry a " brother " . |
| 3 | She may not say a word but — it 's another base to be touched . ’ |
| 4 | She may well have a thing or two to teach the Goldsmiths ' graduates about handling the demands of the art world and media . |
| 5 | Of course she might be pleased with that outcome , but she may also have a new feeling of helplessness , in that she has failed to manage her own problems . |
| 6 | Later , when Aubrey had left to take Primrose home , Pogo said , ‘ She c-could n't hold a candle to you , Maddy . |
| 7 | The more she thought about it , the more clearly she saw that she must somehow get a warning to Tristram . |
| 8 | But she knew she must n't make a fuss . |
| 9 | Yet Travis — if it was him — had exacted a promise from her that she must n't breathe a word about Rosemary . |
| 10 | She must not let a nervous glance betray her . |
| 11 | But she must not have a wooden leg or a cast in her eye , since these are things most of us hope to escape . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | She should also have a 30-minute swim . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | She should still have been able to get a seat , but she should not have a carriage practically to herself . |
| 16 | For example , the patient may have indicated that if her illness has progressed beyond a certain specified point , she should not receive a particular , or any , form of intervention . |
| 17 | Yeah , she should n't make a payment . |
| 18 | But there was no reason why she should n't enjoy a bit of company for the rest of the journey . |
| 19 | ‘ She should n't drive a car , ’ said his Mum , who 'd seen the car out too . |
| 20 | Well , she is a woman , so perhaps she should n't have a strong point of view . |
| 21 | He thought she might not last a week at Anpetuwi . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Technically she might also refuse a request for a dissolution , although it is hard to imagine her ever doing so . |
| 24 | Looked as though she might well make a good Vicar 's wife . ’ |
| 25 | Why , it was almost indecent — she might even have a kid . |
| 26 | With a bit of luck she might even get a place on a flight that very day . |
| 27 | This group concluded that Mrs Thatcher 's continued participation in the contest could only prove disastrous for the party : she might either scrape a narrow victory and limp on , having lost the confidence of the party , or lose and allow Heseltine to become Prime Minister . |
| 28 | And when Mrs Amabel Dallam remembered to pay her for all those wedding chemises she might just take a few shillings to a certain bazaar in Leeds where she 'd heard good dress-lengths were to be had at bargain prices and make herself a new dress for Christmas . |
| 29 | Bloomsbury House , asked to contribute £35 towards books , told her she was too late that term ( it was November ) and that she might possibly get a small emergency grant for the summer term ( six months ahead ) if she still needed it . |
| 30 | And she added , ‘ She 'll soon have a collection , what with the Seven Dwarfs and Jack the Giant Killer . ’ |