Example sentences of "and [v-ing] [that] [pron] [modal v] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | So she rode slowly through them , mostly holding her breath and praying that they would n't charge at her . |
| 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 | I remember , at the close of the fifties , going to a hairdresser and praying that he would n't talk . |
| 4 | If you put yourself in each prisoner 's place , assuming both to be motivated by rational self-interest and remembering that they can not talk to one another to make a pact , you will see that neither has any choice but to betray the other , thereby condemning both to heavy sentences . |
| 5 | He was avid for news of how it was all going , and regretting that he could n't be part of it . |
| 6 | Jimmy Cook was also back in familiar territory , quietly amiable as ever , pulling on the moustache and whispering that he would n't mind another year or two with Somerset after all . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | It is a condition of this appointment that you complete the attached waiver agreeing to the exclusion of any claim to statutory rights in respect of unfair dismissal or redundancy payment on the expiry of your appointment without its being renewed or extended , and acknowledging that you will not be entitled to redundancy payments on such expiry . |
| 10 | ‘ Very like ! ’ he said , knowing it was true , and knowing that he would not hold back so long as to let it be true . |
| 11 | Caroline had stared at her blankly before finally smiling faintly and agreeing that it would not be . |