Example sentences of "she [modal v] [verb] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She must remain in control of herself and her actions . |
| 2 | She must stand in line to leave an aisle for them . |
| 3 | ‘ It is a lucky man or woman , ’ he told her in a soft voice , ‘ who is blessed with the privilege of being able to pick and choose the challenges he or she must face in life . |
| 4 | She must bear in mind she was in control of the pictures in her head . |
| 5 | Having been told to strip off her clothes , even her shift , without looking at her body , and don a long , unbleached , calico nightdress , she was then told how she must lie in bed , straight down , her hands by her sides . |
| 6 | Gradually the fever subsided and all the skin peeled from her body , but her limbs were very stiff and the doctor insisted that she should stay in bed , lying flat as far as possible . |
| 7 | The doctor says it is n't serious , but he thinks she should rest in bed for a few days . |
| 8 | But he bowed his head , and made Rosalba , practised in modesty , worry whether she should curtsey in response . |
| 9 | If she thinks she has a claim on this account , though , she should get in touch with the Inspector of Taxes . |
| 10 | If there was any hope for her , it was indisputable that the outlook was grim for anyone with whom she might come in contact . |
| 11 | So suddenly fatherless , and so abruptly given to a husband , translated from the familiar company of her sisters at Brecon to this barbarous foreign court where she was the last and loneliest of the children , Isabella had looked round her forlornly for an anchorage to which she might ride in safety . |
| 12 | Everybody else was in France , and she was afraid that if she stayed at home she might fall in love with some disabled veteran and marry him . |
| 13 | The cry that escaped from Rosalba made Caterina 's throat tighten ; she dropped Rosa 's hand from her grasp , and thought she might weep in sympathy with the funny sound , half-sob , half-gasp , that issued from her sister . |
| 14 | Now she 'll transmit in code every hour , on the hour , and you 'll read those signals and write them down then give a receipt . |
| 15 | ‘ I expect she 'll get in touch with you herself , sir . ’ |
| 16 | So she 'll to stay in bed for a |
| 17 | I know she 'll learn in time but I want her to avoid the pitfalls . ’ |
| 18 | Well anyway , Lucy tomorrow two o'clock if she 's out , she 'll come in quarter past five and then erm that 's it until the Monday after . |
| 19 | The least she could do in return was to meet him halfway . |
| 20 | To Melanie 's dazzled eyes , they seemed to mingle and become one single arch of living substance raised up over her , beneath which she could sleep in safety . |
| 21 | A pardon would mean she could rest in peace , and that he was not a coward , ’ said Mrs Booth . |
| 22 | Aunt Sarah would be curled up on the sofa , in guernsey and old jeans , having chased Robin and Jenny out so that she could phone in peace . |
| 23 | But there was nothing she could say in way of denial . |
| 24 | When she was a girl , she could lie in bed and hear her mother and father talking in the next room . |
| 25 | She could lie in bed at night and in imagination move confidently around the cottage touching them in a happy exploration of shared memories and reassurance . |
| 26 | For there had been no lack of men whom she had wished she could fall in love with , good men who would undoubtedly have made her happy . |
| 27 | Giles , in spite of his charm , was not the type of man she admired , still less the type with whom she could fall in love . |
| 28 | Oh she 'd stay in bed all day . |
| 29 | Thanks to her ‘ habits ’ the job did n't last long , and she moved away from Sheffield in 1960 , sending a note to say she 'd keep in touch . |
| 30 | She promised that she 'd keep in touch and I know that she will . ’ |