Example sentences of "she [vb mod] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Often he told her she ought to wear warmer clothing . |
| 2 | The walk there took only about ten minutes and she thought that even with the frightening weakness in her legs that she had discovered the first time she got out of bed she ought to manage that distance . |
| 3 | But though she knew she ought to deter that straying hand , struggle free of him , insist that he let her leave his bed , her own treacherous flesh kept her prisoner . |
| 4 | She looked back at the cupboard , wondering if she ought to give any other heart drugs . |
| 5 | She supposed that she ought to spend more time at the place , but was always thankful when she was once again on the road back to London . |
| 6 | She supposed she ought to feel apprehensive , but she felt only deep delight , and it seemed the most natural thing in the world to be making her way through the moonlight to Raynor . |
| 7 | She ought to feel relieved , but … |
| 8 | She ought to feel pleased by that , but the truth was she did n't . |
| 9 | The old man was paralysed now after a stroke and she supposed that she ought to feel sorry for him lying there in his hospital bed , useless as a felled tree , mouth slavering , only the angry eyes moving in impotent fury from face to watching face . |
| 10 | Poor Mervyn , she knew that she ought to feel sorry for him , living with his disagreeable old mother — at least , this was how she appeared in Ianthe 's imagination — disappointed at not having got a job in one of the University libraries , unable to find staff accurate enough to appreciate the niceties of setting out a bibliographical entry correctly , with it seemed few friends of either sex , unable to eat restaurant food — really , the list seemed endless when one thought about it . |
| 11 | If Mrs Richards has been here so long , she ought to have some kind of permanent record , to help new staff like me . ’ |
| 12 | And she said and she said thank you she said , Miss Anderson she said she ought to have more sense than come in a thing like that she said to the officers . |
| 13 | The Girl was explaining how she thought perhaps she ought to make some kind of thanks to them for their hospitality . |
| 14 | She ought to avoid these people . " |
| 15 | You had no way of knowing what it would be like and she may change one day . " |
| 16 | But an even greater cause for resentment is that she may feel guilty about meeting her friends or pursuing her usual weekday activities unless her partner is also busy . |
| 17 | When a woman has her period , she may feel unwell , suffer with pre-menstrual tension , period pains , backache and other symptoms . |
| 18 | She may regret this change , but colludes with it by making and selling ethnic jewellery of her own . |
| 19 | In all your efforts to help her at this crucial time the most important thing to remember is to try to reduce her anxiety by being as relaxed and quietly optimistic about her future as you can , and to restrain her from making any major decisions hastily , regarding such matters as the disposal of property or moving house , as she may regret this later on when she is feeling less depressed . |
| 20 | But she may remain preoccupied with her lost children , or anxious to take advantage of her new-found independence , free of demands , including those of her husband . |
| 21 | The woman is quite capable of using these varying qualities to draw out particular types of response ; she may do this instinctively , or consciously , and for a variety of reasons . |
| 22 | However , both Dr Kent and Dr Whitfield are of the opinion that she may avoid respiratory distress . ’ |
| 23 | If , however , she is a more inward-looking person , she may show few of the usual signs of distress connected with bereavement , but she will be dealing with it internally and suffering just as much . |
| 24 | If an idea originator takes the idea to management prematurely , he or she may get little action . |
| 25 | If she ca n't hear the heart she may get frightened , but there 's a good chance , so I 'm going to take the risk . |
| 26 | The goat may bleat loudly and persistently and may go off her food ; she may jump other goats or be jumped by them . |
| 27 | During the next few days , she may produce 25,000 eggs . |
| 28 | However much she may enjoy such pursuits , there will be times when she would actually rather wander the streets unaccompanied . |
| 29 | For example , if the pupil maintains his or her definition of the classroom as threatening and hostile , he or she may say little and speak only when spoken to . |
| 30 | She may fall ill , or have an accident while you were out , or set the house on fire and herself , so that you would not want to leave her even to go shopping . |