Example sentences of "she [vb mod] [adv] [verb] [prep] be " in BNC.

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1 She should n't insist on being called Caroline and treated like a girl in so many ways .
2 She should n't have to be bothered .
3 She should now aim to be 1 lb ( 0.5 kg ) below her starting weight on most days ; she should reduce sugar on cereal to just one teaspoon ; she should use less meat when making up meat meals like stews , using more vegetables instead ( this is as well , of course , as maintaining the goal for fat reduction from Week 1 ) ; she should have salted meat or salted fish only three times a week in total ( you will remember that salt goals last for two weeks each ) ; she should have one or two pieces of fresh fruit each day ( this is as well as the goal for Week 1 , having pulses with one meal each day ) ; she should have a brisk twenty-minute walk each day .
4 What we had n't bargained for was that she might not want to be the next Franz Klammer .
5 He silenced her with more kisses as he tried to remind himself that this young girl was not only innocent but trusted herself to his care ; that her father trusted him , and however uninhibited she might now appear to be , he must not abuse that faith .
6 She 's not painted for so long that she 'll just have to be encouraged more and more .
7 The remark was tinged with the suggestion that she would like a witness , apart from Marshall whom she could reasonably assume to be biased in Wickham 's favour .
8 She could hear the beating of his heart and she closed her eyes , thankful for his presence for she could not bear to be alone , not now , not yet .
9 Mademoiselle do believe me , begged Mary-Lou in despair , for she could not bear to be scolded like that .
10 He had been cunning , arriving so early that she could not pretend to be rushing to work .
11 But she was not the same as them , she could not pretend to be .
12 Sara did not care to be beholden to Matthew Preston for even one pupil , but she knew at this moment she could not afford to be choosey .
13 He backed away from her in mock fear , but he was still laughing at her and though she meant every word , she could n't continue to be angry with him .
14 Marion whispered and turned away because she could n't bear to be there when something died , when all the love that she had bottled up inside herself evaporated like liquid left out in the sun .
15 That meant she could n't bear to be touched .
16 Lydia thought moodily that she could n't hope to be as boring as Dr Wyn if she tried all night .
17 She could n't pretend to be sophisticated and flippant and terribly cool any more .
18 She could n't wait to be back under the lights again with all eyes on her .
19 ‘ Last time she could n't wait to be rid of us .
20 She would n't rush back — that might imply she could n't wait to be with him again — but on the other hand she did n't want to leave it too long ; there were plenty of women , Melissa included , she had noticed , who had had their limpet-like eyes firmly glued to his face .
21 But , as he drew the car up outside her hotel and turned to look at her , Fabia knew that she could n't afford to be infuriated .
22 But she could n't afford to be angry — or to offend him again , she realised , and took a deep and calming breath .
23 Or perhaps she thought she could always pretend to be a relative and come and claim me from the hospital .
24 There she found herself ensconced in a huge grey suede and chrome armchair , clutching a hefty measure of Scotch , and staring blankly around at what she could only assume to be the ‘ minimalist ’ style of interior decoration .
25 So she gazed and her finger traced the outlines of nymphs — thinner , higher cheek-boned than she could ever hope to be , garlanded with flowers , stepping barefoot through the forest ; and sometimes she saw an exhausted Venus , a hand below her belly , lying in a countryside where oxen were driven and ships set sail on uncharted seas .
26 She could hardly bear to be contradicted , and no good mother , in my mother 's view , would send her child to stay with a daft person .
27 Now most of her contacts were out-of-town businessmen , far more scared of comebacks than she 'd ever have to be .
28 There had to be a way — she would just have to be a lot cleverer .
29 She would either have to be carried or put in a wheelchair .
30 She would n't want to be seen .
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