Example sentences of "she were [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If she were to open the door perhaps the blackness would be out there now , ready to swallow her , as it had almost done on that previous occasion ; or would she wander endlessly in a limbo of greyness , forever trapped between Johnny 's time and her own ? |
| 2 | If , in Lady Chatterley 's Lover , the scales were to fall from Connie 's eyes and she were to see the worship of Mellor 's phallus for what it is , a means of subordinating and oppressing women , she could free herself and develop her authentic will , ego and individuality . |
| 3 | He wondered if she were telling the truth and decided that it hardly mattered . |
| 4 | It was an innocuous question , so why did she suddenly feel as if she were facing the Inquisition ? |
| 5 | And what if she were to leave the shelter of the house ? |
| 6 | [ The minority ] believes that no good would come to children , husband or wife if she were given the protection of the criminal law . |
| 7 | As the Rallye droned towards the lighthouse on the tip of Cap Camerat , Miranda felt as if she were breathing the air of the gods . |