Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] she [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 But Boldwood could not let her go .
2 And there was another thought , too , that would not let her go .
3 So she could not let her go alone but must stand in the crowds being shoved , the smell of greasy food and litter breathed over her in this hot air , and the constant blare of noise grinding at her .
4 He did not let her go , and said hoarsely , ‘ Honoria Greville .
5 He did not let her go , but his grip on her slackened .
6 They would not let her speak at table and made her wear a white canvas apron and a short gown ‘ so that she should be held a fool ’ ; but , said Margery with unholy self-satisfaction , ‘ she was held in more worship than they were , wherever they went ’ .
7 She even very kindly offered to attend to things , but I would not let her do that because I knew I had to face up to my responsibilities .
8 Ernest and Rosie tried to make a start on the repairs , but by then she had discovered that she was pregnant , and Ernest would not let her do any work that might involve strenuous effort .
9 I knew the master would not let her leave the safety of the Grange to go so far , especially as the road to the hills passed close to Wuthering Heights .
10 Do not let her win … ’
11 ‘ Ye 'd better not let her hear that . ’
12 If they did not let her see him until they both appeared before the prince , what wild errors might he not commit in his insecurity ?
13 She longed to get home , to question her mother , but her brain would not let her hang on to these indulgences .
14 ‘ And do not let her turn around .
15 Somehow Margery got to Calais , where she met ‘ divers persons who had known her before ’ ; they would not let her know which ship they were sailing on , but Margery ‘ speered and spied ’ until she found out , and put her luggage aboard .
16 Annunziata looked in to Julia 's room at fairly frequent intervals to turn her pillows or sponge her hot face , but would not let her try to talk .
17 Marc 's bark of disbelief did n't make her pause .
18 With a timid child , you can take her to the mum-and-toddler group , but you ca n't make her play .
19 Just keep still and do n't let her think you 're scared .
20 They did n't let her think .
21 She 's a clumsy clogs that 's why I wo n't let her walk around with the baby if she wants to cuddle her I tell her to sit down and I tell her not to move well she 's always tripping over her feet .
22 She brought Emel , but her husband would n't let her bring the boys .
23 ‘ So what are you going to — ’ He did n't let her finish .
24 He did n't let her finish .
25 All over the Western world there were liberation movements and alternative life-styles — there had never been a kids ' crusade like it — and Hairy Back would n't let her stay out after eleven .
26 Part of her , that stubborn , spirited side , the side that had got her into this mess in the first place , would n't let her give up , back out and admit that Luke Denner and his sexuality were more than she could handle .
27 Do n't let her burn .
28 We ca n't let her suffer . "
29 ‘ I would n't let her talk to you .
30 they would n't let her sit with them because they said oh well , she 's she 's you know , leave her with them , and it was that little lad
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