Example sentences of "do not [verb] [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doyle did not let go of the girl 's plait , but he jerked at it , to make her sit down . |
| 2 | Work was out of the question , she could not think about it ; she did not dare go to the tower , she felt she had damaged something : loose talk means hubris . |
| 3 | But he had locked them in last night and he had done so on orders from the Gruagach so they did not dare rely on him . |
| 4 | Nicky looked crestfallen but did not dare argue with Constance when she was in this mood . |
| 5 | All over Europe homosexuals are on the retreat from public activity : it is important that homosexual women and men do not let go of their responsibility for their own lives , as is now the case in England . |
| 6 | The right shot at the right moment does not come because you do not let go of yourself . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | He was n't hurt and he did n't let go of Caspar but he howled , an awful wailing with his mouth open . |
| 9 | He did n't let go of her completely , though . |
| 10 | She did n't dare go down herself , but she must know . |
| 11 | Her health suffered ; vagrant aches camped out in different parts of her body but she did n't dare go to a Spiderglass doctor . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Erm because that 's also what we do n't do hide behind reject letters . |
| 14 | I do n't care care about that |
| 15 | ‘ You lout , do n't dare speak to me like that . ’ |
| 16 | First simply lift the boat into the water but do n't let go at this point because you 'll find that the boat will drift faster than you can swim after it , then you lift the daggerboard here , halfway down because you 'll be sailing off wind . |
| 17 | At the same time , he prayed in his heart , ‘ Christ , do n't let go of me . ’ |
| 18 | Do n't let go of me darling ! |
| 19 | Do n't let go of me ! |
| 20 | This can be a frightening experience because when a gila monster bites , it does not let go for some ten to fifteen minutes , during which time it continues to chew , injecting more and more venom into the wound . |
| 21 | It does not let go of them easily , and the aura of permanence and continuity is evidence of its tenacity . |
| 22 | Once Lotus uses sixteen bytes for the block , it does n't let go of it . |