Example sentences of "she [vb mod] [adv] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Not surprisingly , it has often been said that foreign learners of English need to learn English intonation ; some have gone further than this and claimed that , unless the foreign learner learns the appropriate way to use intonation in a given situation , there is a risk that he or she may unintentionally give offence ; for example , the learner might use an intonation suitable for expressing boredom or discontent when what was needed was an expression of gratitude or affection .
2 Alice said she would go up there with him , but first of all she must quickly ring Electricity .
3 She might even make room for Louise on her float .
4 She might even buy mince pies instead of making them !
5 The Prime Minister announced on Nov. 26 that some months earlier the Queen had asked him to consider the basis on which she might voluntarily pay tax on her personal income and also take responsibility for certain payments to additional members of the royal family ; the Prince of Wales had made a similar request with regard to the Duchy of Cornwall .
6 I wondered if she might ever get frostbite ; I was sure I could see little crystals of ice glinting on her faint moustache .
7 The pain would return , she knew , cruel and cutting , but pride and hurt meant little compared to the fear that she might never see fitzAlan again .
8 ‘ She 's a fanatic and she 'll probably bring Dad and a whole coachload of relatives to Liverpool , too . ’
9 She 'll even arrange delivery for very big items within London .
10 Well well she 'll just she 'll just go silver .
11 She felt as if she could even feel smoke , stale and greasy , in her hair .
12 She could even hear background music , syrupy and soothing , in her head .
13 On page 13 MARY BAILEY already has the cichlids — but if she could just get hold of a six foot tank …
14 She could just see Roman 's car and she was blinded by a rush of tears as she realised she would never again sit in it by his side .
15 Enid felt she did not have the concentration for advanced driving or painting but thought she could probably try gardening .
16 Elizabeth listened intently , till she could practically see steam puffing out of the ears of Seumas Ban and Lady Bridhe .
17 She could still feel fitzAlan 's eyes on her and flushed slightly , steeling herself before she could look at him again , and fully expecting a remark that was sure to be unpleasant at best .
18 Oddly , despite her own feelings towards Rune , she could still feel sympathy for the other girl .
19 She once told me that she could never commit suicide because of her curiosity about what was going to happen next .
20 She shook her head ; she could never fool Roman , even for a moment .
21 A moment later , it seemed to Ronni , she could indeed hear music .
22 But her mouth was dry with tension , and she could only manage orange juice and coffee .
23 She tells me that when she came to South Africa from Lithuania in 1910 and met her husband Abe Moses , she could only speak Yiddish .
24 She could only hope Dane would feel the same way .
25 If she could only stop eating .
26 Just so long as the two of them were involved professionally , she was at ease with him , but once that link was severed , she could only feel antagonism towards him .
27 There was so much about her that Louise admired , she could only suspend judgement on the rest .
28 Mrs Frak was sacked after the incident and was told by magistrates she could now face prison .
29 It terrified her , that she could so lose control in the arms of this man who was everything she despised , who despised her , who wanted her for what he thought she was .
30 She 'd always say she 'd just put coal in the fire .
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