Example sentences of "[verb] n't [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well he has n't dared put it to her . |
| 2 | When Sherine Pherozshaw could n't find the party dress she wanted , she did n't make do with what was on offer in the shops . |
| 3 | Ca n't you tell him I did n't sodding do it ? ’ |
| 4 | He was n't hurt and he did n't let go of Caspar but he howled , an awful wailing with his mouth open . |
| 5 | I took her hand as we walked to my house for breakfast , and did n't let go until we got to the verandah steps . |
| 6 | But he did n't let go . |
| 7 | He did n't let go of her completely , though . |
| 8 | But Leon did n't let go , rubbing at the coat 's tarnished silver button . |
| 9 | I did n't listen listen |
| 10 | At first I did n't dare visit you in hospital . |
| 11 | I did n't dare leave my poor sods for more than split seconds . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ There 's nothing she can do now , and her man did n't dare face me in a duel . ’ |
| 13 | You did n't dare show up without the work completed and damned near perfect . |
| 14 | I did n't dare show a light — though I doubt whether a light could have been seen from the shore through the mist , and there was probably no one to see it — but I knew where things were . |
| 15 | The first time I wore jeans I did n't dare wear them with a sweater . |
| 16 | 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 : |
| 17 | You must be cold , ’ she said , but I just stood and warmed my hands : I did n't dare sit down . |
| 18 | He did n't dare inspect the mattress in case that too was the same . |
| 19 | The non-assertive character of the first three is quite obvious : the conditional clause leaves the actualization of dare up in the air in ( 31 ) ; ( 32 ) implies " she did n't dare ignore him any more than that " ; ( 33 ) is a sort of indignant rhetorical question implying that he should n't have dared take the native 's part against her . |
| 20 | She did n't dare go down herself , but she must know . |
| 21 | ‘ I did n't dare go out , because I 'm still getting over bronchitis , ’ she explained . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Her health suffered ; vagrant aches camped out in different parts of her body but she did n't dare go to a Spiderglass doctor . |
| 24 | Loretta did n't dare go over and examine them . |
| 25 | You see , I did n't dare make a scene as I should have done if I 'd been married . |
| 26 | In a way a baby seemed less likely than before Claudia was pregnant : perhaps we did n't dare think about what was about to happen . |
| 27 | Endill was using both wood and metal in his plane but he did n't dare tell either Mr Welt or Mr Walpit . |
| 28 | There was an ache in her heart at that thought , but she did n't dare examine her feelings properly and rushed out into the yard , almost knocking into Miss Phoebe . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | He did n't dare risk it . |