Example sentences of "she [vb mod] not [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 She must not let a nervous glance betray her .
2 But she must not have a wooden leg or a cast in her eye , since these are things most of us hope to escape .
3 For example , the patient may have indicated that if her illness has progressed beyond a certain specified point , she should not receive a particular , or any , form of intervention .
4 Well , she is a woman , so perhaps she should n't have a strong point of view .
5 It was too dear to her to take on ‘ the degraded position of a woman who had forsaken husband and child and formed a union with her lover … she would always be a guilty woman continually threatened with exposure , deceiving her husband for the sake of a shameful union with a man who was a stranger and independent of her , and with whom she could not live a united life .
6 When she tried to explain that she would now have to live on five shillings a week , she could not restrain a few tears .
7 She could not recall a specific time when it had been moved .
8 That she could not find a simple solution to the problems of women in marriage can be seen from two poems entitled ‘ Mira to Octavia ’ which advise a young woman who has fallen in love with an unsuitable man .
9 She could not stifle a slight truculence as she took it .
10 Ruth wandered through the department , studying the dresses on display — and the young ladies behind the counters as well — but she could not see a familiar face .
11 Poor , lacking cohesion , she could not pursue a vigorous foreign policy .
12 She could n't prevent a tiny ironic smile from curving her lips .
13 At this point of crisis she could n't bear a quiet limbo .
14 But she was n't a make-up artist for nothing — if she could n't perform a speedy transformation , then she did n't deserve her job .
15 Yet she could n't withhold a compassionate gasp as her eye caught sight of blood trickling down his cheek .
16 Father had , apparently , told her she was ‘ too stupid ’ to take a degree in maths , told her she could n't do a joint degree in physics and German because he could n't afford to pay for the year out , and had influenced her to apply for A university because that was where he had taken his degree .
17 Even if she 's afflicted with those dark curly sprouts which creep up from the bikini line , ultimately shrouding the bellybutton in a rich hirsute outcrop , she could n't give a fried calamari .
18 The glow in his eyes made her heart swell , but she could n't resist a gentle tease .
19 She could n't resist a sidelong glance at him .
20 The other women laughed and an older one , a Lady something , she could n't remember a single name , said , ‘ Do n't be naughty , Claudia .
21 She could n't use a good friend simply to get herself out of trouble .
22 Ruth struggled for words , her mind so confused that she could n't rein a coherent thought to the surface .
23 She made up her mind , as she followed Marco into the cab , to see if she could n't get a better deal out of this Hannah Soo .
24 By the time she was 10 , she weighed 11 stone and wore a special tunic at school because she could n't get a uniform big enough to fit her .
25 The Daughter 's left wrist was either broken or sprained , and she could n't get a proper grip on her needle .
26 But she could n't find a good answer to Karen 's question .
27 Having been involved in a substantial amount of this sort of work for 15 years , I believe it is correct to aver that once a person reaches 60 there is an unwritten rule or convention which determines that he or she shall not receive a first appointment .
28 I hoped she would n't make a big production out of the delivery upstairs , but just in case she did I thought I would n't go anywhere where she could see me and point me out to any of the owners , so I left through the front exit gates and found the actors ' bus with its Mystery Race Train banner and faded inside into the reassembling troupe .
29 Might as well cos I mean might as well get a special offer as and she would n't carry a big one you see .
30 You know , she 's sworn to me she would n't have a Russian if he offered her a thousand quid .
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