Example sentences of "i dared not " in BNC.
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| 1 | I passed by , and was no longer recognised by anyone ; the unknown children did not smile at me ; and I dared not ask what had become of those I had known , whom I feared to recognise in these bent men exhausted by life . |
| 2 | I dared not go to his house , fearing that it might cause further trouble for him . |
| 3 | I dared not tell Mamma , or she would begin to badger me again to give up my job … |
| 4 | My index finger was sleeved in frost and I dared not bend it for fear of splitting the skin . |
| 5 | I wanted to drop everything and run , but I was so scared of appearing to be a coward , even to myself , that I dared not . |
| 6 | I dared not turn round now to look for a vehicle , but I held my breath and listened for one — there was only the sound of my rubber soles on the macadam and the noise of wind . |
| 7 | I dared not touch her . |
| 8 | But I dared not cry nor show any sign of weakness . |
| 9 | I dared not go down myself … nobody knew about our relationship . |
| 10 | I dared not turn my head . |
| 11 | I dared not turn and let him see my face . |
| 12 | I dared not move until my eyes had made more sense of the place . |
| 13 | I dared not say any more , but my mother did n't mention Nour . |
| 14 | I was certainly the ideal subject for his little tricks of ringing the door bell and running away , because I dared not ignore the summons in case it might be a client , and also the consulting and operating rooms were such a long way from the front of the house . |
| 15 | That past nightfall I dared not cast |
| 16 | I dared not — let you in . |
| 17 | I dared not think how he would be if I went back then so I had to go on . |
| 18 | When I got out of hospital I dared not go outside . |
| 19 | I saw him clearly , but I dared not move . |
| 20 | Somehow , my visit to the Sign of the Pestle had caused the attack on me so I dared not go back there . |
| 21 | I dared not even glance at " Happy " , but to add insult to injury I gave the order " About turn ! " and they repeated the gazelle-like jump even better than the first time . |
| 22 | I dared not say a word in case you sent me packing for good . ’ |
| 23 | He went on , ‘ I dared not come on too heavily in case I frightened you off . |
| 24 | After that night in Rocamar , when you told me you could n't feel anything for anyone , I dared not hope you 'd ever change — ’ |
| 25 | ‘ After I left here I missed you every day , every hour , every second , ’ Sarella told him passionately , ‘ I dared not hope for anything — it was as if you were lost forever . ’ |