Example sentences of "that she [vb mod] be [verb] to " in BNC.
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1 | She smiled dazzlingly at the little reporter and hoped that she would be referred to as ‘ charming ’ . |
2 | She had arranged to meet Luke in the bar for a drink , and she hoped that he had a dinner engagement so that she would be left to her own devices afterwards . |
3 | ‘ She felt pressurised that she would be expected to be as career-orientated as she was before having the baby , ’ says Sandra , ‘ so she works with us because we are relaxed about it — if she does n't want to work on Wednesday , that 's fine , she can work on Friday instead . |
4 | His next letter offered her marriage to save her from the dreadful future of stripping off that she would be subjected to otherwise . |
5 | She liked the taste of his mouth , the feel of his tongue caressing hers , but she did not feel threatened by the thought that she might be expected to ‘ go all the way ’ like some poor teenager on a heavy date . |
6 | If she does not feel confident that she will be listened to and her views taken into account , she will not express her reservations and probably not administer the antibiotics . |
7 | There 'd be so many other people around that she 'd be cushioned to some degree from the effect of his presence , she had reasoned . |
8 | Shortly afterwards Miss T. went into labour and at 10.45 p.m. a decision was reached that she should be transferred to the maternity unit . |
9 | In the previous month Henry and Philip had held another conference at Gisors , confirming the settlement reached in December 1183 , but this time , instead of promising that Alice would marry one of his sons , Henry agreed that she should be married to Richard . |
10 | Where a woman fails to perform her expected role properly the GP tends to see her ‘ either in terms of the conventional models of their own social background ( she must adjust to her situation ) , or in terms of individual personal inadequacy ( that she must be referred to the psychiatrist ) ’ ( Barrett and Roberts , 1978 , p. 46 ) . |