Example sentences of "she [verb] [conj] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a few moments of frozen hesitation , she realised that to refuse his offer would only reinforce his current impression that she was a frigid little puritan with hang-ups about physical contact . |
| 2 | She imagined that to walk that track , and to climb the rough hewn rock around the mouth of the cave , would bring her to the top of the canyon . |
| 3 | She shows that to assume that all those aged 16 — 64 are economically active is a gross assumption unsupported by the available data . |
| 4 | I asked Kerry how she decided whether to write on her own or with another person . |
| 5 | She debated whether to reach the wherry by going through the Cathedral grounds and over the footbridge — the prettier way — or whether to use over the traffic bridge in front of the market square . |
| 6 | Stretching to ease tired muscles , she debated whether to go for a swim in the pool or opt for a long soak in a warm scented bath . |
| 7 | She debated whether to sit down on the carpet for a while but shook herself and rang the bell . |
| 8 | She wasted little time in starting to eat , her quick brain turning over alternative scenarios as she debated whether to show herself to the Carlisle Flint team , or disappear quietly to her room . |
| 9 | For she thought that to reject his money altogether might hurt him . |
| 10 | She attempted to push him away , and then , as his wonderful mouth gentled over hers , she knew that to push him away was not what she wanted either . |
| 11 | Birds did it all the time with ease and grace , but for the crews of the bombers that flew from Fenton Bishop aerodrome she knew that to take off meant dry-mouthed apprehension and an ice-cold hand that twisted your guts and made you want to throw up the supper you had neither tasted nor enjoyed . |
| 12 | As the days slid by , the Cruithin became a little less elusive , and Grainne waited , because she knew that to befriend them , to lead them back into Ireland , would be the greatest service she could render her people . |
| 13 | The young Beatrice Webb was convinced of the importance of family life for women and during the 1880s desperately desired an intimate relationship with the leading politician , Joseph Chamberlain , yet she knew that to marry him would cut her off for ever from the purposeful life of work that she also wanted . |
| 14 | She saw that to stay here under his wing would be the best thing that could happen to her . |
| 15 | She feared that to approach it would simply alert the authorities to a new means of blackmail by threatening her father through his civil service position . |
| 16 | However , I suggested that it would be better for her to come back after another week as this would give her time to think over all that had happened , to listen to the cassette if she wished and to continue to practise her relaxation and visualization techniques . |
| 17 | I cycled off quickly , but when I discussed the matter subsequently with my wife she said that to carry a knife was not uncommon nowadays . |
| 18 | She wondered whether to ask Mrs Baggley if she realised that she might have been the last person to see or hear of Paul Gray alive . |
| 19 | Walking past the vicarage , she wondered whether to call in to see Mark and Sophia , but judged that they were probably busy doing their packing . |
| 20 | She wondered whether to say that she had missed him . |
| 21 | She wondered whether to wipe the guards again . |
| 22 | The Copleys had gone upstairs to take their afternoon rest and for a moment she wondered whether to tell them to lock their bedroom door . |
| 23 | She wondered whether to climb in beside him , or quietly masturbate . |
| 24 | She wondered whether to stay where she was , cold and tear-stained , and let her father find her and pick her up to comfort her as he did when she was small . |
| 25 | She wondered whether to escape by pulling the material away , but did not want to tear her best dress . |