Example sentences of "she would [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Eventually , Sabine had been glad to escape altogether to university , where she 'd read Modern Languages .
2 Most of the groceries came down from a grand shop in London but she 'd order perishable goods from her brother and then send a servant to complain of the quality .
3 When she 'd cut sufficient slices she buttered them .
4 And it was entirely likely she 'd produce documented evidence that Crevecoeur had signed a contract with her , effectively handing over hir body for however long the contract stipulated .
5 She 'd remember odd images , odd words , the way a place looked .
6 Blonde Wendy Daine , 36 , also dodged community service after her lawyer said she would meet young men who would take ‘ salacious enjoyment from her presence ’ .
7 Although he doted on steak , she decided she would study continental cooking , and produce something to surprise him .
8 She knew that whatever Margaret got she would make sure Maura got it back one hundredfold .
9 It was , I thought , the last time that she would make sarky remarks about a fellow medium 's performance .
10 She likely said that because she 's very fond of him , I suppose ; and of course , her being the only one , she would want special attention .
11 Glancing at those muscular knees , ruddy beneath the hem of his pleated tunic , she made up her mind that if he ever attempted to spank her again she would scream blue murder .
12 Mrs Lynda Chalker , who lost her Wallasey seat to Labour , said yesterday she was delighted that she would remain Overseas Development Minister .
13 This activity was something she was the most proud of , one of the first things she would tell new friends about her work .
14 Sex change Angelina , 35 , was told she would embarrass other women if she joined keep-fit classes in Birmingham .
15 Maurin interjected that he had done it for the best , that he suspected she would spread silly gossip and it was sensible to keep her away from the English journalist .
16 She would get special singing lessons — from an Italian nun .
17 ‘ I promise , ’ Katherine said in a small voice , not quite sure what it was she was pledging , though in later years she would have ample occasion to reflect on what he said .
18 Again we assume that she would have young children , children who would normally be expected to be living with her .
19 Grass is not her favourite surface and there were many who thought she would have great difficulty holding off the challenges of Steffi Graf , Martina Navratilova or Gabriela Sabatini .
20 By contrast Mrs Cowan , s son-in-law said that it was no trouble to him to visit his mother-in-law every day and help take care of her , but that he would ideally prefer her to be in residential care because there she would have constant care and companionship , which was what she really needed .
21 The army at Leyland and she would have big stuff on you know .
22 They would meet again , but this time she would challenge Sabine Jourdain 's killer .
23 But after they had eaten she would take his head in her lap and comb his hair , or she would play sweet tunes on her pair of bone pipes .
24 Diana had known she was marrying into a close family , but she was unprepared for how claustrophobic it would be , or how dull she would find long spells in their company , with their passion for dogs and horses .
25 If there was anything she could n't cope with herself she would ask Mossy Rooney , a man of such silence and discretion that he found it hard to reveal his own name in case it might incriminate someone .
26 She would ask old Grunte for the MP 's name .
27 After the lectures and discussions she would spend extra time ensuring anyone with language difficulties had grasped the important points .
28 By re-reading texts in a more favourable light , she would allow feminist women the better to be able to appropriate the scriptures .
29 They are , briefly , that before the mother left Ontario she was in difficult circumstances — she would say intolerable circumstances .
30 Claudia started more coffee , reflecting that if Dana was going to stay for any length of time she would need fresh supplies .
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