Example sentences of "[noun] she [vb mod] have " in BNC.
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| 1 | His betrayal of Nicola Hammond ought to have annoyed her — not for Nicola 's sake , but because she was reminded of risks she 'd taken ; of risks she might have to take . |
| 2 | I suspect , though , there can be no doubt about which side she would have been on in the public debate about fox-hunting prompted by last week 's Private Member 's Bill . |
| 3 | She knew , with a feeling of detachment , that she attracted quite a few stares herself , primarily from men , and that if she had not had André at her side she would have been in very real danger of having to concoct a few efficient exit lines . |
| 4 | At least with her young , keen eyes she would have seen that he was being duped by his own nephew . |
| 5 | If it had n't been for the triumphant glitter in his eyes she would have been lost ; as it was , he had pulled her zip down and was easing her dress from her shoulders by the time she 'd steeled herself to thrust hard against his shoulders with both hands and roll off the bed . |
| 6 | It was just as well , she thought ruefully , that he was an easy , undemanding companion , and had it not been for the throbbing behind her eyes she might have considered the evening pleasant enough . |
| 7 | If Mrs Thatcher had been on the programme she would have blown the whole idea of fairness out of the water . |
| 8 | There was only time to whisper his name before his lips claimed hers in a kiss of such tenderness and passion that her doubts were scattered along with any inhibitions she might have been harbouring . |
| 9 | If Kate had n't had so much on her mind she would have laughed at her mother 's scandalised voice . |
| 10 | He did n't say so , mind , but I told Angie she would have to watch it after she married him . |
| 11 | Devoid of animation , lacking the divine spirit of life , if he had not been a priest she would have thought the expression petulant , the top lip folded over the lower one in resentment and self-pity . |
| 12 | Being an outsider she would have got it anyway , but this precipitated matters . |
| 13 | Any fears or doubts she might have had were immediately swept away by his overwhelming joy and pleasure . |
| 14 | His husky moan of arousal as she placed her hands on his warm chest shattered the last remnants of any uncertainty she might have felt , and her arms closed about him as she revelled in the hard pressure of Ross 's body , the slight roughness of his masculine jaw as her silk gown was torn away and he pressed his burning lips to the soft , fragrant valley between her full breasts . |
| 15 | By the end of the interview she will have plaited it into a handy living-room rug , but for now Susanna wants to talk about her NME photo session . |
| 16 | She did n't sign , and whatever words she might have been able to lipread were lost because the lighting in the delivery room was terrible . |
| 17 | This time the red that flooded Folly 's face was of annoyance — until the thought occurred to her that there had been several other sets of serviceable underwear she could have chosen . |
| 18 | ‘ So , ’ Leith swallowed down at least four contradictions she could have lobbed at him , and queried sarcastically instead , ‘ what would you like to talk about ? ’ |
| 19 | It was as if the fight with Herman had had the effect she would have expected from eight hours on a contoured mattress and a course of Doc Threadneedle 's pick-me-up shots . |
| 20 | She climbed into the carriage knowing it would perhaps be for the last time ; maintaining the horses and the grooms was a luxury she would have to forgo . |
| 21 | Had they been anywhere else but on the sleekly beautiful boat she would have rounded on Nathan with a devastating tirade and cut the ground from under his feet . |
| 22 | If she could have picked up a rock she would have hurled it at his rotten head . |
| 23 | Only the thought of the pleasure she would have in telling him off when he told them they were not welcome in Spain kept her seated and in any way civilised . |
| 24 | And we used to go to town , we used to have really good , good er good day erm we used to have a procession and erm local , course local dignitaries used to come er , I I 've got a , one or two pictures in my scrapbook where erm it , I was asking , telling Jean she would have to look up er when we did begin trendsetters . |
| 25 | Then her face cleared ; when she had leaned across to kiss Richard she must have nudged it off , and no doubt she would find it in her car when he brought it back in the morning . |
| 26 | Journalist Meredith Oakley , of the Arkansas Gazette in the Clintons ' home state , said : ‘ If America had been ready for a female President she would have run herself . |
| 27 | But if it had meant working for two months she would have said immediately , as she did now , ‘ I 'll have it . ’ |
| 28 | and the water music which she had about you know for months and months she would have the water music on and you used to hear it in the . |
| 29 | Well , this was hardly the scene she 'd have imagined as the perfect time to wear the dress , but now she silently blessed the premonition which had made her pack it along with the predominantly casual clothes she 'd chosen to take to Sheffield . |
| 30 | Not even the momentary flattery she might have expected , to make it tolerable for them both . |