Example sentences of "she [modal v] only [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead of worrying about what fitzAlan might do to her after her last defiant outburst , she could only think that he might be in danger . |
| 2 | She could only hope that Alison 's appointment in London might have something to do with happier news in this connection . |
| 3 | She did n't know what her mother was going to say when Wayne finally got her home ; she could only hope that things would improve along the way . |
| 4 | When Nenna was not in the witness box , she sometimes saw herself getting ready for an inspection at which Edward , or Edward 's mother , or some power superior to either , gave warning that they might appear — she could only hope that it would be on a falling tide — to see where she could be found wanting . |
| 5 | She could only hope that when he had recovered from jet lag he would have second thoughts and leave Garry to go his own way . |
| 6 | It was improbable in the extreme that Brian 's sterling qualities had come to the notice of the Comptroller of the Household , and she could only assume that the summons had been the consequence of her father 's having been an RA . |
| 7 | She felt a change , felt it as though she overheard a secret , and now , sipping at her delicious cocoa , she could only suspect that something really nasty was coming next . |
| 8 | She could only pray that Dana had come to her senses and had left before they arrived at Garry 's hide-out . |
| 9 | Rushing around the apartment like a madwoman , she 'd hastily thrown some clothes into a case — and she could only pray that she had n't forgotten anything vital . |
| 10 | If she would only realise that she would have confided in me now . ’ |
| 11 | With vital statistics rumoured to be 41-39-extra large , she will only admit that her dress size is ‘ the biggest . ’ |