Example sentences of "her [noun] [verb] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | While she does have the merit , in contrast to the majority of researchers , of making the distinction between an inner state and an outward act , her definitions do not emerge as analytic categories to be employed for comparative purposes — mainly because they do not avoid the problem of reification , raised below . |
| 2 | Merlyn said : ‘ For heaven 's sake , Philippe , tell her Ben did n't do any such thing . ’ |
| 3 | Her enthusiasm did not , however , encompass all the complexities that would be involved in such a project , from researching the fabric to preparing special screens for printing and educating machinists to make up the dresses in a traditional way . |
| 4 | As Jean points out : ‘ When I grew up , my Mum did nothing else but cook our food ; her contemporaries did n't work . |
| 5 | And Mrs Rogers came up to me and said how wonderful it must be to have a husband who takes an interest in his family ; her Dan does n't know he 's got a family and cares less . |
| 6 | She gets really high scores in her exams does n't she ? |
| 7 | She had guessed that the reason was something to do with Jennifer for she had known that her sister had n't been well for some while and had been undergoing tests since experiencing stabbing pain in her right eye and numbness in her legs . |
| 8 | Sophia wished her sister had not been wearing tartan trews , but it would never do to say anything . |
| 9 | Her sister did not look up from the list of figures . |
| 10 | Her sister did not reply , confused by the question , and the anxiety that had been aroused by those few moments , during which two men had helped old Eleanor Thorne down the front path and into a waiting ambulance . |
| 11 | Her temperament had not changed , that was plain , but her moral nature had , as his had changed after he had discovered the wretched and hopeless poverty of the homes from which the soldiers who had served him had come . |
| 12 | She has a very strong sense of duty and a great capacity for making relationships , and so far , by some miracle , perhaps because of the very close bond between her and her mother , her experience does not seem to have coarsened her or made her cynical . |
| 13 | Léonie is looking quite well , she declared : but her hair has not been properly brushed . |
| 14 | Her almost violet eyes were a bit startling , maybe , set as they were in such dark lashes , but certainly her hair did n't give the impression of ruthless determination ; it sprang every which way , totally unsuppressed . |
| 15 | ‘ Of course , ’ she murmured , and smiled to show that her heart had not just sunk down into her boots . |
| 16 | But her heart did not rule her memory , as was the case with Martha and Nenna . |
| 17 | Her story does not stop here . |
| 18 | She should have known , Robbie thought wearily , her story had n't moved him one iota . |
| 19 | Yeah that looks like her mum does n't it ? |
| 20 | Because her mum and her mum does n't ? |
| 21 | Whatever she [ mother ] needs , it 's there regardless … if her money did n't amount to whatever she needed , she would get it , even if I had to borrow for it , she would get it from somewhere . |
| 22 | For all her self-confidence , her upbringing had not prepared her for that . ’ |
| 23 | Her upbringing had not encouraged a romantic view of life . |
| 24 | And her hesitation had n't even been caused by the grim memory his words had stirred up . |
| 25 | Then her contract had not been renewed . |
| 26 | Her canvases do not have a flamboyant personal style ; instead they assert the principal that all work ( even the most self-effacing ) has value . |
| 27 | I could n't help smiling at that ; she still had n't quite forgiven me for the fact that her remedy had n't been effective . |
| 28 | Her blood did not stir to the tunes of glory , nor quicken at the sound of a military band . |
| 29 | Li Yuan smiled back at her , handsome in his own way , and loving , too — a good man for all his apparent coldness-yet her blood did n't thrill at his touch , nor did her heart race in her chest the way it was racing now in the presence of Tsu Ma . |
| 30 | Rain guessed what had caused such changes : the realization that her talent did not stretch very far ; the passing of a way of life which had been so thrilling ; impending old age with few friends , little money and no certainty of a roof over her head . |