Example sentences of "[conj] she [vb mod] n't [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although she could n't see the gesture , he waved a hand as if to demonstrate the extent of her freedom . |
| 2 | As the only bridesmaid , she had been following Liz up the aisle of the small country church , nervously clutching her bouquet of trailing greenery and praying that she would n't make the awful mistake of treading on the long train of Liz 's wedding dress . |
| 3 | Michele had asked for a promise that she would n't attempt the stairs , but she had n't given one , and if she was very careful … |
| 4 | Now it looked quite possible that she would n't need the services of an agency after all — that was , if Luke Travis offered her the job , and if she decided to accept . |
| 5 | Have to tell Maggie that she ca n't do the lollipop . |
| 6 | I mean she might suddenly find that she ca n't get the time off the hotel , or she changes her mind , I do n't know . |
| 7 | But the university sports federation has ruled that she ca n't join the men . |
| 8 | But Finn finds that she ca n't keep the political troubles of Belfast separate from her life . |
| 9 | She will not say what the item is , claiming ( reasonably ) that she wo n't divulge the secret of a valuable or important item to people she does not know and can hardly be expected to trust . |
| 10 | He turned towards the stove so that she should n't see the flush of shame and dismay that he had let slip Berowne 's name . |
| 11 | Well my mother was very very sorry that the old lady had hurt her fingers but th on the other hand she was very very pleased that she could n't make the butter . |
| 12 | Occasionally I would take her into the lounge and Mum would have to keep back and hold a handkerchief over her nose and mouth so that she could n't smell the feathers . |
| 13 | Diana admitted to Penny that she could n't bear the pressure of her position any longer and that she had to leave the system . |
| 14 | When she found out that she could n't boss the children , she moved on . |
| 15 | However , ‘ Mrs. Butler , one of the aged attendants ’ appeared before the committee , and said that she could n't bathe the females without help ; to which matron replied that there were no able-bodied female inmates in the institution to give such assistance . |
| 16 | and she found that she could n't get the settee and the chairs in because , if you remember , they were sort of open armed , they , they were very wide . |
| 17 | Frau Hoflin , a sensible woman , old-fashioned , but not so old-fashioned that she could n't see the signs of rebellion beginning to germinate , pressed for the safest ‘ revolt ’ she could think of . |
| 18 | Sandra came back screaming that she could n't find the other kit . |
| 19 | She pressed her lips together so she would n't spout the truth . |
| 20 | This means they ca n't pay her any rent , so she ca n't pay the mortgage . |
| 21 | It was clear from the reports that he was an insanely jealous man who , for example , ‘ made [ his wife ] walk with her head down so she could n't see the bulge in men 's trousers ’ . |
| 22 | He was right , she could breathe , but only if she closed her eyes so she could n't see the perspex two inches from her nose ! |
| 23 | The sudden pressure of cold metal against her nose forced her to turn her head sideways until she could n't see the keys any more . |
| 24 | She was living hand to mouth and she would n't spare the cash if she could help it . |
| 25 | She enjoys going clubbing in Oxford , 20 miles away , but the last bus home is at ten-forty and she ca n't afford the £18 taxi fare back . |
| 26 | ‘ There 's only Mrs Heathcliff indoors , and she wo n't open the door to you . ’ |
| 27 | According to her the dogs are not a nuisance and she wo n't pay the fine . |
| 28 | And she wo n't like the fact that Tolby 's involved . ’ |
| 29 | It transpired that her family had moved to Tala-Tala and she could n't face the daily ten miles on foot . |
| 30 | She did n't like it because no one spoke to her and she could n't eat the food . |