however much she might, on occation, threaten in anger to do so

English translation: Occasionally, she angrily threatened to give herself . . In reality, she would not, regardless of how frequently she threatened.

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English term or phrase:	however much she might, on occation, threaten in anger to do so
Selected answer:	Occasionally, she angrily threatened to give herself . . In reality, she would not, regardless of how frequently she threatened.
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02:28 Dec 3, 2004

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English term or phrase: however much she might, on occation, threaten in anger to do so

She could be a good listener, a good friend to certain men whom she respect,but she could never give herself, her entrusting emotional and sexual self, however much she might, on occation, threaten in anger to do so.

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Occasionally, she threatens (threatened) to give herself, her entrusting emotional and sexual self to certain men. She did this out of anger. In reality, she would never do so, *regardless of how frequently she made this threat*.

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however much she might, on occation, threaten in anger to do so

English translation: Occasionally, she angrily threatened to give herself . . In reality, she would not, regardless of how frequently she threatened.

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