Example sentences of "[coord] i dare [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had an impulse to say , ‘ This is the music of 1988 ; these are our heroes ; that building on the headland is our architecture and I dare not stop my car to help children home because they 've been taught with good reason that a strange man might abduct and rape them . ’ |
| 2 | Evolution in the computer would then really take off , for the conditions would be met for a self-reinforcing " arms race " ( see Chapter 7 ) , and I dare not speculate where it would all end . |
| 3 | Well I used to cycle from Gedling to Apsley , me debit was at Apsley and I used to have to cycle from there to Apsley and I used to take bit of food an and bread and cheese and pieces of anything I could pick up in me pocket , and I dare n't come home till I 'd got some business . |
| 4 | Now I cry every time I write to him and I dare n't go out in case I meet somebody else . |
| 5 | And I dare n't go . ’ |
| 6 | And I dare n't , I 'm not gon na tell her , but I , I , I 'm trying to say , well , it 's a little bit out , it 's in a park and er , th th but it looks gorgeous ! |
| 7 | I would like to enlarge on this theme , but I dare not because our experience falls far short of what we dimly perceive in the pages of Scripture . |
| 8 | ‘ But I dare not leave my sheep ’ , cried the shepherd . |
| 9 | At Asda a spokesman said : ‘ One or two stores do still have Tracy Island but I dare not say where in case I start a stampede . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Lord St. V[incent] offers Ross a commission , but I dare not mention his passing , it is vexatious . ’ |
| 11 | Maybe I shall hear full soon enough , but I dare not ask him about the poor lady . |
| 12 | The roof of the barn concerns me because eventually it will fall in but I dare not start on it just yet — the house must take priority . |
| 13 | ‘ Forgive my not rising , but I dare not move out of this chair until this wretched hair of mine is dry . ’ |
| 14 | — But I dare n't go home , see . |
| 15 | Poor soul , I think of her but I dare n't go to see her . |
| 16 | " Hazel , " said Fiver suddenly , " I want to get a clear idea of this Silverweed , but I dare n't go closer by myself . |
| 17 | I wanted to shout " Good luck Julie ! " to her , but I dare n't , in case the others laughed at me too . |
| 18 | I wo n't feel ‘ complete ’ until we have at least one more baby — but I dare n't bring up the subject very often as my husband just gets more and more adamant . |
| 19 | But I dare n't surrender … dare n't weaken … |
| 20 | And he does seem to like me , but I dare n't let myself fall in love with him . |
| 21 | I 'm trying to wash my hair , but I dare n't do , I 'll do it tomorrow |