Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [vb mod] [not/n't] [verb] her " in BNC.

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1 He still held her , and , although she wanted to step back from his light , casual embrace in order to regain strength in her limbs , her legs would n't obey her brain 's command to move .
2 Antoinette , anxious that her illness should not upset her daughter in any way , agreed immediately .
3 She hopes , too , that her confessions will not damage her relationship with the grandchildren she adores , Anya , a 23-year-old student , and Daniel , 24 , who is an artist .
4 Mabel went home but her mother would n't believe her daughter 's story .
5 Noreen was by now a very attractive young woman and richly dressed in the height of fashion , but even the light veil covering her face could n't hide her obvious embarrassment .
6 Our Ladylike behaviour was the touchstone for pious adult injunctions : " Our Lady would n't whistle ; Our Lady would n't go to Mass without gloves ; Our Lady would n't show her knickers like that , be so selfish , so lazy , so cheeky . "
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