Example sentences of "she [modal v] [vb infin] [art] word " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before she could offer a word in response , he had tilted her head back . |
| 2 | Before she could utter a word , however , he suddenly slid his hand down to hers and raised it to the candlelight . |
| 3 | She could remember every word . |
| 4 | But before she could say a word that 'un came rushin' in . ’ |
| 5 | She had to call on acting powers she 'd never known she possessed to face Marianne calmly , but before she could say a word there was a knock on the door and Josh 's friendly , bearded face appeared . |
| 6 | Sophie gasped with pleasure , but before she could say a word , Helen laughed . |
| 7 | Fabia got out , then found that before she could say a word , Ven was escorting her inside the hotel and waiting with her while she collected her room key . |
| 8 | At that moment María Sanchez , her face embarrassed and alarmed , glided up to us and asked if she could have a word in private . |
| 9 | Once the budgies and the two cats were attended to , she asked the kindly-looking proprietor if she could have a word with Mrs Jarvis . |
| 10 | She could hear voices on the path behind them , and she could hear every word they were saying . |
| 11 | Leonora huddled in a little heap on the sofa , pleading for coffee before she 'd say a word . |
| 12 | Claudine is on the phone and she would like a word with you . ’ |
| 13 | In theory , this time lag between people 's shame at Thatcherite indecency and the potential emergence of a Majorish ( oh , how she would hate the word ) conservative public culture , gives Labour its chance . |