Example sentences of "she [modal v] [vb infin] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She may serve a cause greater than herself . |
| 2 | Unlike Mr Kinnock , her confederate in unpopularity , she may face a challenge . |
| 3 | When a young child plays ‘ What time is it , Mr. Wolf ? ’ , she may experience a moment of panic when the ‘ Wolf ’ shouts , ‘ Dinner time ! ’ and chases her . |
| 4 | She may experience a crisis of disbelief in her religious faith , or direct her anger towards the medical or nursing staff who cared for her husband , for failing to save his life ; or she may blame family or friends and have feelings of guilt and anger against herself for things that were done or not done during his lifetime . |
| 5 | When the last child leaves and she no longer has any daily parenting responsibilities , she may experience a crisis over the loss of status as mother , particularly if she has no other clearly defined role . |
| 6 | If your symptoms are severe , he or she may prescribe a course of antibiotics which are designed to kill the bacteria . |
| 7 | But after seeing that motor cyclist , she may need a protector . |
| 8 | Her father has to sleep in the same room since he has to attend to her during the night when she may need a bed pan up to four times . |
| 9 | She need not rely for her sense of identity upon outward appearance ; she may in fact look beautiful , she may look a mess ; it does not matter greatly at that particular time . |
| 10 | She may look a ruin topside , but beJaisus , the engine-room … |
| 11 | She may have a house to sell , or a tenancy to terminate , and she should be made aware of your willingness to help her with this , if she wishes , and with everything else connected with the move . |
| 12 | ( 6 ) She may own a Porsche . |
| 13 | Without to , it can evoke either a coincident actualization ( She does own a Porsche ) or a coincident potentiality ( She may own a Porsche ) . |
| 14 | Consequently , for She may own a Porsche , the following diagram can be proposed : The relation is the same for She may leave tomorrow except that the actualization of the infinitive 's event would be future ( if it is realized at all ) : The role of the modal auxiliaries is thus to specify the kind of potentiality which the potential event expressed by the infinitive has — possibility , probability , necessity , etc. — and the type of coincidence involved here is that between an event conceived as a potentiality and the form of potentiality which it is conceived as having , i.e. between two potentialities . |
| 15 | But if she wants to put right a mistake , she may keep a promise like that . ’ |
| 16 | There are also rumours that she may take a role in a film directed by David Lynch 's daughter Jennifer , which promises to make Blue Velvet look positively staid . |
| 17 | First , where it appears that there has been a breach of the statutory provisions , he or she must make a report to this effect to the Prime Minister . |
| 18 | She laughed , then knew she must make a move to release herself from his embrace — otherwise he 'd imagine she was actually waiting to be kissed . |
| 19 | She must lend a hand . |
| 20 | Its stated intention was that Mary should not marry any foreign prince ; she must marry a prince born of this realm — and Arran 's son was the most suitable candidate . |
| 21 | She knew that she must board a bus . |
| 22 | Before a salesperson is allowed in the field , he or she must pass a test in the presence of the field sales manager . |
| 23 | Here too she must offer a sin offering and a burnt offering as atonement , preferably a young lamb and a turtledove , although a second turtledove can be substituted for the lamb for poor women ( Lev . |
| 24 | And if she wanted to go in a silver olympic then I needed to explain to her that she must buy a silver olympic caravan to have the guaranteed bookings . |
| 25 | Working with partners Because the effective leader must perform two functions successfully , namely the achievement of the task which has been set and the fulfilment of colleagues ' needs , he or she must develop a role in which those broader needs can be taken into account . |
| 26 | I learned afterwards that Mrs McLaren was in the habit of getting up and going to bed so early that night was confused with day ; and having an idea that she must get a message to the man who did her garden , she had gone out before it was light , lost her way , and fallen into the brook , where she was found by a man walking to work . |
| 27 | But she must attend a clinic twice a week . |
| 28 | She must write a note to each of them to tell them the families were safe as soon as they were all accounted for . |
| 29 | While she knew she must resemble a ragamuffin , she did not appreciate the reminder . |
| 30 | With one part of her bemused and disorientated mind she knew that she must call a halt — right now ! |