Example sentences of "[not/n't] [v-ing] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then it was that , with him towering over her , she took a step back and observed that Naylor Massingham must have some highly confidential papers in his briefcase since , evidently not trusting to leave it in his car , he had chosen to bring it up to her flat with him . |
| 2 | ‘ That 's all right , then , ’ she answered weakly , not daring to ask what he meant by this last cryptic announcement . |
| 3 | Not daring to leave his kingdom in its current state , in September 1325 and probably on the suggestion of Bishop Stratford of Winchester , who was then negotiating in Paris , he very reluctantly despatched the Prince of Wales to act for him . |
| 4 | He pulled away , but Ruth 's hand closed desperately , not daring to lose him again . |
| 5 | A memory of the day mentioned by Joanna stirred at the back of her mind , but , not daring to examine it , she waited for Joanna to say something . |
| 6 | She held the bag between them , suddenly not daring to put it down in case it signalled something , the consequences of which she might regret . |
| 7 | For the remainder of the carol I was on tenterhooks , not daring to take my eyes from the lectern . |
| 8 | I wanted to have Dana beside me as his coffin slid so smoothly into the flames and my mother clutched my arm , not daring to watch something she felt was horrible — and was to happen to her one day , at the new crematorium in Bath , high up in those verdant hills . |
| 9 | The rest of them wriggled down in their seats , not wanting to be seen , not daring to say anything . |
| 10 | Jezrael threw herself to her knees beside him , not daring to touch his rag-doll body . |
| 11 | She held out the coffee but he did n't take it , not daring to trust himself if he reached towards her . |
| 12 | I zipped up the flaps , not daring to show my anger . |
| 13 | ‘ Thank you , ’ she said , not daring to look them in the face . |
| 14 | No torture devised by William of Ypres could be worse than this , she decided , still not daring to raise her head . |
| 15 | ‘ You were — er — you were just joking earlier , on the dance-floor — were n't you ? ’ she murmured , not daring to raise her eyes as she toyed with some of the pink salmon mayonnaise on her plate . |
| 16 | Corbett blushed and , tongue-tied , went back to eating , not daring to raise his head until he heard Dame Agatha 's soft footfalls and the chamber door close behind her . |
| 17 | Ah 'm not goin' to shop ye ! ’ |
| 18 | But get out of the way and let me turn him in if you 're not goin' to lead him . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ You 're not goin' to tell me you bought a book as well . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Well , there 's one thing that seems sure to me : she 's not goin' to have it as easy as she 's had it up till now , by the sound of her . ’ |
| 21 | However , he made the great mistake of not living to collect it . |
| 22 | ‘ He 's going through a lot because of your not wanting to see him . ’ |
| 23 | She did n't turn , not wanting to see his obvious disappointment on top of everything else . |
| 24 | You see there 's peo the people have got commitments and they 're not wanting to take them on . |
| 25 | But as always I was wary of contradicting him , not wanting to antagonize him by even the slightest show of disagreement in case he left me . |
| 26 | She let it out gently , not wanting to do anything sudden or jerky . |
| 27 | But I had a funny feeling possibly he 's not wanting to do it anyway . |
| 28 | Kate quickly shrugged it off herself , not wanting to give him any chance of coming near her . |
| 29 | Steadfastly , she avoided his gaze , not wanting to give him an opportunity for some deflating remark . |
| 30 | ‘ It 's not that , ’ Fabia began , certain in her heart that she had now scuppered every last chance of that interview with Ven , but with Cara having more than enough to worry about with Barney still so poorly , not wanting to give her something else to be upset about . |