Example sentences of "if she [vb mod] only " in BNC.
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| 1 | He thought for a moment that if she would only accept his feelings for Carrie he would go to her this minute and put his arms about her and comfort her , but he knew she would never accept Carrie . |
| 2 | And if she would only let me have Annie round ’ — his thumb was wagging again — ‘ the place would be spotless . ’ |
| 3 | If she would only realise that she would have confided in me now . ’ |
| 4 | Nor did Gillian , who talked just as if she 'd only just run to the signpost and back . |
| 5 | Where he found the energy — Anyway , this poor child , only nineteen she was ( he should 've been ashamed of himself and him a man of forty ) — if she 'd only come to me at the start ! |
| 6 | If she could only persuade Isabel to come downstairs , other than for meals , to talk to her , to listen to the radio , not to be afraid of meeting the butcher or the postman or whatever visitor might call . |
| 7 | If she could only cry it would help , but that seemed impossible too . |
| 8 | If she could only stop eating . |
| 9 | If she could only keep the secret a week or two more it might be possible , after her uncle had gone away to sea , to persuade her Aunt Ann to let them marry . |
| 10 | She had the feeling that if she could only get him to turn and look at her she 'd recognise him . |
| 11 | If she could only see Troy now , he would help her to decide ! |
| 12 | The lights upstairs were still on ; if she could only get to a window she might be able to see what the men outside were doing . |
| 13 | It was a pity : if she could only get good and fighting drunk , or even paralytic , it would ease a lot of her tensions . |
| 14 | She had a sudden feeling that if she could only work out how the ecology of Moloch ticked , she would have a vital clue , if not to discovering Ace 's whereabouts , then at least to getting a handle on the vanished aliens . |
| 15 | If she could only have been sure … |
| 16 | If she could only find the courage to follow it through … |
| 17 | If she could only gain her room unnoticed , she would be able to sit quietly in the rocking chair with a book and — |
| 18 | If she could only remember where she 'd been and how much she 's enjoying it while she 's actually doing it . |