Example sentences of "not dare [vb infin] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He knew he could not dare go out of the main door . |
| 2 | However , there are fears that the chancellor will not dare go as far as his critics wish and instead stick to a one per cent cut . |
| 3 | She did not dare look down , but she could feel the machine moving below her like a maddened metal beast prowling backwards and forwards in a pit , its metal jaws opening and closing , clanging and gnashing with thwarted fury . |
| 4 | The truth is that the Labour party does not dare come out in favour of a programme of competition of this nature because it is in hock to the very public sector unions that have sought to oppose it over the years . |
| 5 | He did not doubt that she was a prisoner , for these were the Warden 's men who they had thought would not dare come so far into the forest . |
| 6 | She did not dare say more . |
| 7 | It was all she wanted to know and did not dare ask directly . |
| 8 | Jenny was heartily relieved that the recent bad weather had made the track so muddy that even the passionate and rather drunk Ted had not dared go any further . |
| 9 | I had misunderstood the name of the film , and not dared ask too many questions . |
| 10 | They are under pressure to negate their femaleness and they do n't dare give up their suits . |
| 11 | Antony does n't dare speak freely yet . |
| 12 | And Ma , who always agreed with him ( who did n't dare do otherwise ) , stout , soft Ma , who should have been a refuge , a lap to sit upon , a bosom to weep on , but who herself looked always in need of comfort — crumpled , creased , forever on the verge of tears : |
| 13 | Endill was using both wood and metal in his plane but he did n't dare tell either Mr Welt or Mr Walpit . |
| 14 | Even a policeman would n't dare poke about without a search warrant — and you 're not a policeman . |
| 15 | Her heart thumping against her ribs , she tilted her chin , fighting a confusion of emotions , some of which she did n't dare examine too closely . |
| 16 | You did n't dare show up without the work completed and damned near perfect . |
| 17 | You must be cold , ’ she said , but I just stood and warmed my hands : I did n't dare sit down . |
| 18 | Loretta did n't dare go over and examine them . |
| 19 | She did n't dare go in : he was such a light sleeper , and he seemed to know by instinct when his mother was in the same room . |
| 20 | Just the two men would n't dare go further into the forest than the ford . |
| 21 | And do n't dare go home without a load of Belgian chocs if you want to keep your friends sweet . |
| 22 | ‘ I did n't dare go out , because I 'm still getting over bronchitis , ’ she explained . |
| 23 | She thought of Eileen as ‘ That one ’ , though these days she did n't dare say so . |
| 24 | He did n't dare ask how far the other side of Atherton . |
| 25 | I did n't dare breathe out ! |
| 26 | It was Ken who did the warm-ups for the audience , telling jokes he would n't dare come out with on the air . |
| 27 | She did n't dare look up and shrank into a ball , knees to chin , loaf held between crossed arms and her chest . |
| 28 | She did n't dare look up . |
| 29 | I did n't dare look in to see ! " |
| 30 | She did n't dare look down at Adam 's usual table — seeing him might just finish her off completely . |