Example sentences of "not [art] [noun] [verb] him " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had not the heart to embarrass him by refusing a request so diffidently expressed . |
| 2 | ‘ I know , I know , it 's early days , as you said — but you 're just not the type to let him go this far if you had any serious doubts . ’ |
| 3 | This was not the moment to lecture him on the facts of hospital life , so I said briefly , ‘ Patients prefer two to one , ’ and asked if he had explained his position to Sister . |
| 4 | This was not the moment to tell him that six people had to put money into a building society for every borrower who took it out , and some of the six must read the paper . |
| 5 | This was not the time to antagonise him , not if she wanted to get home soon and in one piece . |
| 6 | Now 's not the time to cross him ! ’ |
| 7 | Now was not the time to tell him how she had tried to phone her mother , had dialled the number and her father answered . |
| 8 | But now was not the time to tell him . |
| 9 | Yet she had n't the heart to forbid him to smoke when he had so few comforts left . |
| 10 | But I have n't the heart to drive him back to the warren . |
| 11 | And why did n't the policeman want him to see the suite ? |
| 12 | Trainer Frank Berry reckons he is now in the clear but he has n't the form to recommend him . |
| 13 | She was terrified that he would refuse , knowing she had n't the strength to force him , and would n't even if she could . |
| 14 | This was n't the moment to tell him about her earlier worries . |