Example sentences of "be she [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Were she not to experience such moments of trepidation there would be something strange m her nature indeed . |
| 2 | And were she now to inform her of it , Gemma knew that her mother , once the shock had abated and the smelling-bottle put away , would only murmur " My darling , I know you will grow to love him . " |
| 3 | Is she not to blame ? |
| 4 | Dierdriu was still seated on the High Throne , watching him , and Fergus knew a quick anticipation , and thought : is she about to tell me the truth about my birth ? and was both intrigued and apprehensive , for he had never been told anything of his true parents . |
| 5 | Nor was she about to lose her jacket to a gaggle of overdressed hooligans . |
| 6 | Was she about to risk the rest of her life for safety ? |
| 7 | Was she about to make some obeisance to it ? |
| 8 | What side of him was she about to have inflicted on her now ? |
| 9 | Had that dreadful Lady Usk thought better of it , or was she out to torture her victim , playing a waiting game ? |