Example sentences of "he dare not " in BNC.
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| 1 | By now he was hungry again and anxious to eat while he had the opportunity , but he dare not move from the corner until told to do so . |
| 2 | ‘ New Age Travellers ’ have squatted on his land and things are so bad that he dare not leave the farm for a day . |
| 3 | In this wind he dare not extend his front arm since he may get pulled over , so instead , he is crouching low and leaning slightly forwards which achieves the same upright rig effect as Ken had . |
| 4 | I find it difficult to believe that a male Oscar would let a female spawn on her own — unless she was so much larger than him that he dare not go near . |
| 5 | They were the one side he dare not lose sight of and United are off to Highbury at the weekend only four points adrift . |
| 6 | And Charles 's tactics were damaging to his own subjects : the peasant who declared that he dare not get out of bed in the morning for fear of the English spoke for many of his compatriots , and the unchallenged presence of English armies on French soil not only caused substantial physical hardship to the population but also lowered Charles 's prestige . |
| 7 | He dare not tell Dad his plans , he said . |
| 8 | He dare not . |
| 9 | He dare not ask how Cranston knew about Benedicta . |
| 10 | He shuddered , his hand going to the bone handle of his dagger though he dare not pull back . |
| 11 | You were right to break with him if you decided that you had made a mistake in accepting him , but oh , my dear , your uncle Orrin tells me that he dare not inform your father of the dreadful things Havvie is hinting about you for fear of what he might do to Havvie . |
| 12 | Is not the real reason why the Secretary of State makes those absurd and fictitious claims about the effect of the social charter , which bears no resemblance to the reality of the proposals , that he dare not admit that the Government are opposed , not just in detail but in principle , to the idea of binding employment standards across the Community ? |
| 13 | I have said that I think that he might and they have all said that of course he will not ; he dare not , they say , there is no way that he will put up interest rates this side of the general election . |
| 14 | ‘ I think he was at a stage where he dare not sleep . |
| 15 | He dare not . |