Example sentences of "she [modal v] think of " in BNC.
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| 1 | She must think of something else to do . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm sure your wrong , ’ said Anna , but she remembered how Maria Jakob had said that if the money was not forthcoming she must think of something else , a way to make up to her for Melusina 's death , and she had not meant a donation to the Cats ' Protection League . |
| 3 | Tell your sister she must think of somewhere else . ’ |
| 4 | she could think of nothing but her son . |
| 5 | She knew she would not cheat and take that option , and she could think of no other . |
| 6 | Just for her own satisfaction she pulled the very worst one she could think of — worse than any of Oz 's — with her cheeks blown out , her eyes crossed and the tip of her tongue protruding . |
| 7 | The idea that she was being punished began to obsess her and she could think of nothing else the whole winter . |
| 8 | Writing to Ellen , never her most sympathetic correspondent , was dreary work since all she could think of were frantic pleas to tell her of Oreste and she grew tired of begging long before she reached the end of the first sheet . |
| 9 | It would not be eaten — she had not the faintest illusion of that — but it would be looked on and smiled over and would bring back happy memories and it was all she could think of to signify her reborn affection . |
| 10 | She could think of no reply to the friendly overture , so Mother Bombie supplied her own : |
| 11 | And there was only one way she could think of to do that . |
| 12 | The poor girl had gone off to her camp before she had formulated any hypotheses ; she had no idea as to what theory or concepts her work was to throw new light on , and so , to be on the safe side , she had recorded everything she could think of over a period of about six weeks and her notebooks practically filled a medium-sized suitcase . |
| 13 | ‘ But how does one breadwin ? ’ she asked herself drowsily , and was asleep before she could think of an answer . |
| 14 | As he prodded around all the dreamy romantic feelings she experienced when he kissed her disappeared and all she could think of was when would he stop , and could n't he please just hold her again , very close , with the firm bulge of his body against her , far more erotic through several layers of clothes than his scratching , poking finger . |
| 15 | There was only one thing she could think of to do . |
| 16 | There was no other way she could think of , except to show the obscene and pathetic distortion of humanity that she came in peace . |
| 17 | Whether he noticed was unclear ; probably not , since he made the eminently logical suggestion that they should drive to Randall Lodge together , and to her chagrin she could think of no good reason to refuse . |
| 18 | She could think of no words to break the agonising tension . |
| 19 | And yet , however hard she tried , she could think of nothing particularly traumatic . |
| 20 | So , having no more to discuss on that topic , I went on to ask Sylvia if she could think of a place in her own home where she felt uneasy if the door was shut . |
| 21 | She could think of nothing to live for . |
| 22 | She could think of nothing to say . |
| 23 | She could think of nothing to say . |
| 24 | But , of course , the client had only approached the lawyer because the solutions she could think of — those available in everyday discourse — were inappropriate or had been tried and had failed . |
| 25 | She could think of no greater compliment . |
| 26 | " Thank you , " she said , and then , with a fine instinct for disaster , she tried to think of something to say to avert her mother 's next words , she tried to speak , but she could think of nothing , and her mother , shifting in her seat , said , |
| 27 | The only place she could think of was her father 's . |
| 28 | All she could think of was home , her brothers and her father ; all she longed for was to be back among them , back among the mountains and bays and cliffs that she loved — back in Ballingolin , back in Corcaguiney , back in Ireland . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm Molly Pargeter , ’ was all she could think of to say . |
| 30 | Before she could think of an appropriate greeting , Rosie said , ‘ Welcome back to Italy . |