Example sentences of "she [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 31 | If and when you find a suitable mate , then a divider will be an absolute must — probably for some months , unless she ripens and appears to be ready to spawn , in which case she may welcome the attentions of a male — but do n't bank on it ; any divider-out time should be strictly supervised . |
| 32 | In a family business ( such as a tea-room , cafe , small guest-house or hotel ) where those working for the business are simply the husband and wife , if the enterprise is run on a sole trader basis , the husband , as the proprietor , may claim that his wife works in the business as an employee and so she may make use of her married woman 's earned income allowance against any income she may earn . |
| 33 | She may regret this change , but colludes with it by making and selling ethnic jewellery of her own . |
| 34 | In all your efforts to help her at this crucial time the most important thing to remember is to try to reduce her anxiety by being as relaxed and quietly optimistic about her future as you can , and to restrain her from making any major decisions hastily , regarding such matters as the disposal of property or moving house , as she may regret this later on when she is feeling less depressed . |
| 35 | ‘ She may 've been murdered , ’ said Constance . |
| 36 | Alternatively , he or she may suggest that the inspection chamber is left in operation , fitted with an airtight cover bolted or screwed down so that it can be removed if necessary . |
| 37 | BACKERS are plunging on Oaks contender Yawl undeterred by trainer Barry Hills 's warning that she may miss the fillies ' Classic . |
| 38 | She may think herself wasted in a world where good help is hard to find . |
| 39 | Nimue or the Lily Maid would require a model and the Princess can hardly be asked for so much of her time , though I hope she may think the time spent on ‘ Christabel before Sir Leoline ’ was not wholly wasted . |
| 40 | Though , yeah , but she may think , oh well ! |
| 41 | Aches and pains of various kinds may occur , some of which may mimic the symptoms of her husband 's last illness , and her general health may deteriorate , because at first she will be so absorbed in grieving and a kind of mental ‘ searching ’ for what she has lost that she may tend to neglect her bodily needs . |
| 42 | In some families , of course , where the mother is working all day outside the home , a willing and efficient granny in the kitchen , who loves cooking , can be a real advantage , and then you have to be very careful not to exploit her good nature and allow her to work too hard — which she may tend to do . |
| 43 | For example , he or she may complain now of thoughts racing through the head , now of having no thoughts at all , or , on one occasion , of being bombarded by external stimulation , making concentration difficult , and , on another , of being fixated on some trivial detail in the outside world . |
| 44 | If her personality tends to be an obsessive one — if she is excessively devoted to tidiness and perfect order in every part of her life and home , a great maker of ‘ lists ’ for everything and a habitual ‘ double-checker ’ in all her activities — you may find that although she is grieving deeply , she may throw herself with remarkable zeal into the business of ‘ tidying up ’ her husband 's financial affairs and concentrating even more strongly on getting everything in the house cleaned and polished ; for this is the method used by most people who are inclined to be obsessional , to control their anxiety . |
| 45 | She may realise she ca n't get away with everything |
| 46 | 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 . |
| 47 | But she may remain preoccupied with her lost children , or anxious to take advantage of her new-found independence , free of demands , including those of her husband . |
| 48 | He or she may fail to take the idea to another for fear of ridicule . |
| 49 | ‘ She may do so , she has to work out her own salvation now . |
| 50 | The woman is quite capable of using these varying qualities to draw out particular types of response ; she may do this instinctively , or consciously , and for a variety of reasons . |
| 51 | Yet she may do ; and it is certainly a legitimate move in this revised game to be curious enough about it to ask . |
| 52 | It would be tedious to quote more than a few examples of the evidence from parliamentary commissions , the STC , union reports and surveys etc. , but the following quotations are typical : " About the only work which the women can do is to stand or sit at their formes and set up type ; and to distribute the types back again into the cases , but of course this is only a portion of a compositor 's work " ( an employer ) ; " " As far as mere type-lifting is concerned , she may do , but there is other rough work in connection with compositors " work which I do not think a woman is qualified for " ( a union leader ) ; " Women … get the best , i. e. the simplest jobs … they are kept always at pretty much the same kind of work " ( an employer ) . |
| 53 | If there is plenty of food about , she may do so every other day . |
| 54 | ‘ Tell Her Majesty ’ he replied ‘ she may travel in perfect security , and I will answer for her safety . |
| 55 | And it is our judgment that you can and should pay at once a portion of Mistress Hussey 's dowry , so that her maintenance may be assured , and she may return to her father 's house from this court , as is her wish . |
| 56 | She may deserve it , and yet the reader pities her failure with her three generations of men — her father , her husband and her son — and is sorry that her grandson will be taken from her . |
| 57 | Her scheme envisaged a palatial brothel for women only — a sanctuary ‘ to which any lady of rank and fortune may subscribe , and to which she may repair incog ; the married to commit what the world calls adultery , and the single to commit what at the tabernacle is called fornication , or in a gentler phrase , to obey the dictates of all-powerful Nature , by offering up a cheerful sacrifice to the God Priapus , the most ancient of deities . ’ |
| 58 | However , both Dr Kent and Dr Whitfield are of the opinion that she may avoid respiratory distress . ’ |
| 59 | To find some meaning for the Lady of Light , a feminine version of light and an equal member of a set of nine archetypes , I think it is necessary to veer away from speculations about the ultimate nature of light , and look instead at specific qualities that she may embody . |
| 60 | If a constable reasonably suspects that an arrestable offence has been committed , he or she may detain anyone whom he or she reasonably suspects to be guilty of it . |