Example sentences of "she [vb past] not [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly she felt nervous , though she fought not to show it . |
| 2 | She tried not to wish he could go away even though the room was cramping them . |
| 3 | Called to order he was silent for a moment , then resumed his loud comments which disconcerted Therese , however hard she tried not to let them . |
| 4 | She tried not to let it unnerve her . |
| 5 | Virginia did n't really believe all the tales she heard about the witch of Wardle Wood — or , at least , she tried not to believe them . |
| 6 | If Maggie was envious she tried not to show it , but it was hard not to make comparisons . |
| 7 | She tried not to show it , but she was not quick enough for Huy . |
| 8 | ‘ She pretended not to see me though , not that I care of course . ’ |
| 9 | She 'd not seen them . |
| 10 | Momentarily undecided as to whether to go on looking or to give up the chase there and then , her eyes lingered on the stranger 's face , and for a heart-beat , or less , his features blurred , and in their flux , caught as if by the sun off a wing in the stratosphere , she saw Gentle , his hair swept back from his high forehead , his grey eyes all yearning , his mouth , which she 'd not known she missed till now , ready to break into a smile . |
| 11 | She seemed not to notice me . |
| 12 | All her family , like they all just drink tea with a very little drop of milk in it , and she always drank it with a little drop of milk , and then , she decided not to drink it with milk at all . |
| 13 | She could almost hear him making the effort to be cheerful , as if he was afraid to disappoint her in case she decided not to ring him again . |
| 14 | She decided not to offer him a gin and tonic before his performance . |
| 15 | With the most artfully devised deliberation she managed not to avoid it , tripped spectacularly in such a fashion that she fell forward , the contents of the tea-tray , cups , saucers , dregs of tea , milk , sugar and cream cakes , all cascading neatly into Mrs Darrell 's lap , with McAllister herself , purple in the face as a consequence of stifling a dreadful desire to laugh , landing gracefully on her knees at the good lady 's feet . |
| 16 | She chose not to let them know she had proof this was a deception . |
| 17 | No-one need ever know she had had the facelift if she chose not to tell them . |
| 18 | His beautiful eyes were full of warmth and laughter , and if there was also a trace of cynicism she chose not to identify it . |
| 19 | He 's mad , he 's mad , Ruth thought ; but she dared not leave him . |
| 20 | She dared not let it happen again . |
| 21 | As the train stopped she rushed to the window , though she dared not open it . |
| 22 | She was so glad that Len was back by her side , and yet she dared not tell him why , because he would only be angry and perhaps start a fight and worry afterwards anyway . |
| 23 | She dared not use you to bring back Undry . |
| 24 | Her eyelashes fluttered down to hide feelings she dared not let him see . |
| 25 | She dared not allow them to become too serious . |
| 26 | She did not blame them . |
| 27 | She did not answer him this time , but stared back at him almost insolently , only a slight moistening of her lips betraying her nervousness . |
| 28 | But she did not answer him , only bent and lowered herself into the water , hissing as the coldness burned into the wound , a faint moan escaping through her gritted teeth as she began to wash . |
| 29 | She did not answer him because at that moment they came to her house . |
| 30 | ‘ So , ’ he said , when she did not answer him , and the beautiful mouth quivered , ever so slightly , ‘ even pretty little McAllister has her secrets . |