Example sentences of "[conj] they dare [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are people whose early experience of bodily closeness , intimacy and care has been so uncomfortable or so traumatic that they dare not risk a repetition of such pain . |
| 2 | Douglas held that they dare not risk this , Ramsay agreeing , and they persuaded his uncle to so rule . |
| 3 | The principal concern of Edward 's ministers , as always , was to raise money for the war , and they hoped by making concessions to receive the grants the king needed ; but the concession of pardon for all debts of £10 or less was insufficient , and the commons insisted that they dare not grant a tax without consulting their communities . |
| 4 | Well , I have got an idea — it 's because the sponsor wants it here , and they dare n't say no to him , because they 're a bunch of gin-swilling , arse-kissing prats . ’ |
| 5 | The girls said some of them were on the pill , others were n't because their mams and dads do n't know and they dare n't go to the family planning clinic . |
| 6 | And they dare n't let him out . |
| 7 | This is the sort of thing my mob is supposed to be ironing out and they dare n't admit they 've even been involved — except by whispering to people like Sprague . |
| 8 | The second period lasted more than 14 months and they dare not risk being caught again with so many cattle subject to movement restrictions for such a long time . |
| 9 | But they dare n't take on the decisions and responsibility that would allow them to make their own alternatives , and to drop right out . |
| 10 | In literature , music , the cinema ( at least in Europe ) and painting , works of art are more cerebral than ever , more difficult , more inaccessible , less penetrable , not just by the masses whose interests are so patronisingly espoused by politicians but also ( even though they dare not always admit it ) by those who really want to be involved . |