Example sentences of "she [vb past] not [vb infin] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 He 's mad , he 's mad , Ruth thought ; but she dared not leave him .
2 As the train stopped she rushed to the window , though she dared not open it .
3 She was so glad that Len was back by her side , and yet she dared not tell him why , because he would only be angry and perhaps start a fight and worry afterwards anyway .
4 She did not blame them .
5 She did not answer him this time , but stared back at him almost insolently , only a slight moistening of her lips betraying her nervousness .
6 But she did not answer him , only bent and lowered herself into the water , hissing as the coldness burned into the wound , a faint moan escaping through her gritted teeth as she began to wash .
7 She did not answer him because at that moment they came to her house .
8 ‘ So , ’ he said , when she did not answer him , and the beautiful mouth quivered , ever so slightly , ‘ even pretty little McAllister has her secrets .
9 She pleaded that she did not do it and her husband 's inconsistencies and contradictions aroused suspicion .
10 She did not give him time to finish .
11 And since she shared Humber 's and my attitude to our job , she did not give me the kind of pep-talk Aline would have come up with in these circumstances .
12 But she did not speak them .
13 Ashley asked , speaking softly so that she did not disturb him .
14 Johnson hoped that his gift would ensure she did not forget him .
15 In fact , she did not realise she was to have the honour conferred on her for a few days after the letter arrived .
16 If she did not eat it was due to her feeling nauseous because of her condition .
17 The right hon. Lady has seen the various groups to which I have referred , and I accept that the list is a long one , but she did not bring them together collectively to discuss a consensus .
18 She sent for her confessor because she was in mortal sin ; she had withheld from him in confession a sin of which she was ashamed , but because he spoke sharply to her , she did not confess it at all this time either .
19 That was spiteful and unnecessary but she did not score it out .
20 Eventually Mrs Webster explained that she had had an evacuee before me , who had ‘ breathed on the wall ’ , and she did not want me to do likewise .
21 She knew that her grown-ups were frightened and she did not want them to be frightened , but she also knew that Fenna was a mightier protection than all their loving care could ever be .
22 They wanted military bases for their soldiers in her country and she did not want them .
23 And she did not want him to go .
24 She said she did not want him staring at her , she wanted a bit of her life to herself ; without having to share it with Randolph Ash .
25 It was as if she did not want him there .
26 She had stolen many a glance at him since yesterday to see if perhaps there was anything that might show , but it was difficult , she did not want him to feel he was under examination , and anyway today the tired look was gone .
27 There could never be any resolution of her love for David , but she did not want him to think that his feelings were unwanted or unreciprocated .
28 She did not want him now .
29 She hoped she did not sound too sarcastic , she did not want him to ring off .
30 She did not want him to exercise his leg until the infected burn had healed completely .
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