Example sentences of "she [vb mod] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 This was all a nightmare from which she must one day awake .
2 The second reason was that , even were she to have a successful pregnancy and birth , she was terrified that she might one day be carrying her child in her arms when she fainted and might then drop or hurt the child in some way .
3 She thought that although she might one day be able to accept this stupid time hiccup , she would never ever come to terms with these brief glimpses into another world ; as though a door had opened and closed and that , for a moment , she had stood with one foot on either side of the threshold .
4 oh , she might peculiar hairdresser
5 It 's something a girl dreams she 'll one day do with the man she loves .
6 Eleanor used to say that she inherited her father 's nose and she would one day sue him for damages .
7 It had been a way of escaping from the poverty into which her family had sunk , and she knew that by working hard for long , tiring hours and helping Fred turn the mediocre business into one that was thriving and profitable she would one day be able to help her parents and her brother too .
8 But his lack of affection for her did n't lessen her love for him , nor did she give up hope that she would one day be able to make him feel genuinely fond of her .
9 ‘ When you 've lived as long as me , ’ said Lydia , speaking like the crone she would one day doubtless turn into , ‘ you 'll know just how stupid people can be . ’
10 They generously hoped she would one day be happy with Angel again , and were afraid for her , knowing that Alec d'Urberville was constantly tempting her .
11 Birds also make a wonderful focus of ambition — everyone has a special bird he or she would one day love to see .
12 Mike said : ‘ She breathed for three minutes , giving us hope she would one day be able to breathe for herself .
13 Mike said : ‘ She breathed for three minutes , giving us hope she would one day be able to breathe for herself .
14 A celebration of the Queen 's passion for the Turf , gun dogs and racing pigeons — one imagines in that order — comes as a welcome relief and makes one hope fervently that she will one day lead in a Derby winner .
15 ‘ Maybe not , but she will one day , ’ she said , very sure of herself .
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