Example sentences of "[that] she [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Yes , I could tell from Aunt Nessy 's breathing that she would not recover consciousness ; nevertheless , before I crept out I did kiss her , just in case some little part of her , still aware , should feel it . |
2 | When Her Majesty decided that she would not pay poll tax , even though it was supposed to be levied on every adult in the country , it changed people 's thinking , he says . |
3 | On June 28 she announced that she would not seek re-election in the forthcoming general election . |
4 | It was Penelope , to tell Sophia that she had suddenly been asked to go to dinner at Rupert Stonebird 's that evening , but that she would n't have time to go home and change first . |
5 | I 'd been so quiet so that she would n't breathe fire on me . |
6 | ‘ No , ’ she agreed blankly , avoiding his eyes , so that she would n't see distaste in them . |
7 | Given that she is now at this moment incapable of giving or refusing a consent to the treatment which it is necessary in her interests , perhaps to save her life and certainly to advance her cure , I do not find myself satisfied that the refusal is a continuing one , evincing a settled intention on her part to persist in it and accepting , as I do , the father 's evidence that she would rather have blood than die , I declare that it shall be lawful for the hospital , in the circumstances prevailing , to administer blood to her , that being in her best interests . |
8 | She joked that she would only make money fifty years after she was dead , and he told her that money did not matter . |
9 | She escaped with some bruises but was adamant that she would never take lessons from me again . |
10 | While a small voice inside her head told her that she would never become queen but would have a tough life she found herself accepting his offer and telling him repeatedly how much she loved him . |
11 | ‘ One day you will be allowed out but you will be allowed out as opposed to divorcing , ’ Penny told her , confirming Diana 's existing opinion that she would never become queen . |
12 | No use thinking that she would never see Travis again . |
13 | Despite the anger and the violence , the sorrow and the hopelessness , Cassie found that she could not contemplate the thought that she would never see Johnny again . |
14 | In everyday language we used phrases such as ‘ he behaved inappropriately ’ or ‘ she should know that she ca n't wear trousers here ’ , or even ‘ it 's not cricket ! ’ |
15 | She rang the Sunday Herald number , placating her conscience with the thought that she might not have time to ring Tracey that evening after all ; but when she got through to the news desk , she discovered that he had taken the shuttle to Glasgow the morning before . |
16 | It often occurred to her that she might never leave Florence again even when she had the money and means to do so . |
17 | 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 . |
18 | ‘ With an older woman , they might be concerned that she wo n't take orders from young managers . |
19 | She occupies herself all day , the old woman decided , so that she will not have time to think . |
20 | DEFIANT Princess Diana asserted her newly won independence yesterday by announcing that she will NOT attend Princess Anne 's wedding tomorrow . |
21 | While she knows that Prince William will one day become king she is firm in her belief that she will never become queen . |
22 | Even his fond parents do n't call him that when he rampages through the flat creating mayhem , and Joyce was recently heard to declare that she 'd rather do Rob 's tax returns than look after the baby . |
23 | IF the Queen accepts Norman Lamont 's decision that she should not pay income tax the unrest could be extremely serious . |
24 | She thought perhaps that Eve might like to serve the breakfast in the refectory and clear away , and that she should also leave classes ten minutes before lunch and be back in the refectory to serve soup to the other students when they came in . |
25 | A few weeks before it would have seemed inconceivable that she should ever see Hilda again , but now she almost looked forward to the meeting . |
26 | ‘ She may be articulate but feel upset that she can not do justice to herself . |
27 | It was not that she could n't contemplate marriage to anyone other than Will . |
28 | She knew she was falling in love with this man ; she felt certain that she could n't resist him ; but she also knew that she could n't treat Louise in this way . |
29 | It was then that she could n't put Fen out of her mind . |
30 | Breeze turned to her sister , realizing that she could not shield Roger much longer . |