Example sentences of "[v-ing] that she [vb mod] [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | DEFIANT Princess Diana asserted her newly won independence yesterday by announcing that she will NOT attend Princess Anne 's wedding tomorrow . |
| 3 | Lisa took the proffered card , privately reflecting that she could not imagine this man being traumatised by anything . |
| 4 | And when Mrs Stych returned , looking like a fat Christmas fairy and complaining that she could not fix her wings , he was able to pin them onto her dress without rancour and to tell a thoroughly bawdy joke , which made Hank explode with laughter and his wife look outraged . |
| 5 | Because she 's saying that she ca n't make herself sick . |
| 6 | She 's always nervously brushing the hair out of her eyes and saying that she ca n't come out with Howard because she has to go and see a client . |
| 7 | For example , a male prisoner may receive a letter from his wife saying that she wo n't bring their children to see him anymore . |
| 8 | Because she only rang up very shortly before the meeting saying that she could n't come . |
| 9 | Florence Lees died 24 October 1922 , saying that she could not live without her husband , who had died two months previously . |
| 10 | There was one man he used to come every week just to do see if there were any jobs that wanted doing and er he 'd spend , you know , a day there you know doing anything she wants doing that she could n't manage herself |
| 11 | In January 1326 Isabella wrote to Bishop Stratford , now back in England , indicating that she would not return until both Despensers had been banished from court . |
| 12 | There was no other explanation for Ibn Fayoud 's insisting that she should n't ride Shine On . |
| 13 | She had decided to come to Italy knowing that she would n't rest until she had seen the situation for herself . |
| 14 | She merely smiled , admitting nothing , but knowing that she need not bother with denials . |
| 15 | As she reached them she glanced back at the hire car , knowing that she could n't leave it there for long . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'll take them , ’ she said decisively , not even bothering to haggle over the price , knowing that she could n't have found anything even remotely comparable at home . |
| 17 | For example , a social worker felt that clients could speak more openly to him because they knew he could not recognise them in other contexts , and a counsellor reported that her clients would sometimes say that they could speak more openly knowing that she could not see them . |
| 18 | She stalwartly refused to take any drugs , once again arguing that she could not hold herself responsible if the baby were born deformed . |
| 19 | Yes , I could tell from Aunt Nessy 's breathing that she would not recover consciousness ; nevertheless , before I crept out I did kiss her , just in case some little part of her , still aware , should feel it . |
| 20 | Sandra came back screaming that she could n't find the other kit . |
| 21 | Alyssia blew some of the flyaway blonde strands away from her face and followed them to a small table at the back of the café , hoping that she would not have to endure half an hour of French conversation while she sat on the sidelines , wondering whether what they were discussing was really as animated and interesting as it appeared . |
| 22 | Yeah , Annette was hoping that she would n't have to work on Sunday . |
| 23 | Paula was amazed by the security arrangements that were necessary to ensure that the new season 's collections remained exclusive — the windows at the rear of the premises were heavily barred and practically the first thing she had to do on commencing her employment was to sign a contract promising that she would not breathe a word about the designs she saw . |
| 24 | Breeze turned to her sister , realizing that she could not shield Roger much longer . |
| 25 | Feeling that she could not move her left arm or leg , she sat down on the stairs . |