Example sentences of "she [modal v] [vb infin] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A woman 's attitudes to the housewife role may be positive — she may feel herself to be a housewife , and agree with the idea that housewifery is an appropriate role for women , but she may at the same time dislike doing housework . |
| 2 | If her personality tends to be an obsessive one — if she is excessively devoted to tidiness and perfect order in every part of her life and home , a great maker of ‘ lists ’ for everything and a habitual ‘ double-checker ’ in all her activities — you may find that although she is grieving deeply , she may throw herself with remarkable zeal into the business of ‘ tidying up ’ her husband 's financial affairs and concentrating even more strongly on getting everything in the house cleaned and polished ; for this is the method used by most people who are inclined to be obsessional , to control their anxiety . |
| 3 | The mother may feel that her role in the family is cook and food-giver : she may identify herself as a good mother and wife if she continually feeds her family . |
| 4 | ‘ I thought you would wish to know , sir , that Her Ladyship is making good progress and I should like to take her further afield to tackle typical hunting country , so that she may get plenty of practice before she actually attends a meet . ’ |
| 5 | Be careful when she swats at a fly or a spider , she may swat you by mistake . |
| 6 | She may lack something in her diet , obviously in her additives . |
| 7 | Imparting some factual information but more commonly referring the sufferer to resources from which he or she may find it for himself or herself . |
| 8 | She may take it as a slight on her ability as a mother . |
| 9 | yeah I think , I do n't , she must lock it from the inside window back through |
| 10 | She can not afford to make a mistake so she must leave herself to the administrations of Lady G , June 's of Hamilton or Gina Smart in Ayr . |
| 11 | It was to be expected , and she knew she must show herself to be more efficient in future . |
| 12 | In this new life which had been thrust upon her , she felt that she must surround herself with a little group of servants whom she knew to be loyal to her . |
| 13 | He said , ‘ Tell your sister she must send you to me with a message , and I 'll be there . ’ |
| 14 | She was told that it was the law to pay the full amount and she must pay it in full , and her answer was that it was the law last year that everyone should pay their own bills , and what happened to them ? |
| 15 | She was so ashamed of not remembering what had happened that she felt she must compensate him in some way , so she kissed his mouth and stroked his cheek . |
| 16 | His verbal rockets would doubtless already be primed , but she must defuse them by getting in first and establishing that the woman he faced today was a woman of determination , a woman prepared to fight , a woman who would be a fearsome opponent in any battle . |
| 17 | Before she finished here and made her way to the sitting room , there were certain things she must say to Cissie , and she must say them without alarming the girl , yet , at the same time , make her aware that she was no longer a child , that she already had the mark of a woman on her . |
| 18 | If the knots wo n't come out with that then she must take him to a professional grooming salon where the knots will be removed safely and painlessly . |
| 19 | She must persuade him of her good intentions — for it had never crossed her mind that she would not repay him — but she must also try to convince him of the seriousness of her situation and persuade him to grant her a bit of leeway . |
| 20 | She must hone herself into the likeness of her beloved stiletto . |
| 21 | I told her she must use plenty of weights with the ribber and went back to my knitting . |
| 22 | She would raise her lamp and view the lover that she herself had grown , even if this meant that she must lose him for ever . |
| 23 | She must call him in the morning , give him all the names she had found , and let the police handle any investigation . |
| 24 | She must have plenty of other scrapes and bruises . |
| 25 | In her old age , she must have lots of grandchildren around her , as I should have liked . |
| 26 | When a woman has finished her menstrual period and has counted seven days when no fresh bleeding has been apparent , she must immerse herself in a mikva before sexual relations with her husband can resume . |
| 27 | But now , with only a little while to go before she must join him in the sitting-room , she was starting to have second thoughts about the wisdom of accepting . |
| 28 | She had n't eaten the spinach , and in doing so created a martyrdom ; now she must restrain herself from the agonizing satisfaction of telling Maman all the truth , thus getting Aunt Tossie into dreadful trouble . |
| 29 | There were reports that senior ministers were insisting that if she failed to secure outright victory , she should consult them before deciding to carry on . |
| 30 | She wondered if she should tell him about Amy 's having been a nurse . |