Example sentences of "not [v-ing] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm not using bugged in that er , bugging in conversations . |
| 2 | He shivered , not daring to move in case they noticed and dragged him out . |
| 3 | He spent the entire morning with his legs crossed , not daring to go to the loo in case one of his colleagues was in there at the same time and came to the wrong conclusion . ’ |
| 4 | He rode straight up to the gateway of the monastery , not daring to stop for second thoughts , and said to the first monk he saw , ‘ Can you read and write ? ’ |
| 5 | Fran settled herself in the soft leather seat , not daring to glance at the two men in case she precipitated some sort of an adverse reaction . |
| 6 | " Did the service men come ? " asked Clara , feeling some word required of her , and yet not daring to comment upon the story 's true import . |
| 7 | She sat very still , letting his words flow over her , not daring to comment in case she said something stupid and broke his mood . |
| 8 | Nutty waited with bated breath , not daring to look at Nails , trying to look bored and world-weary . |
| 9 | Returning to the Rossiya and not daring to look at the men and women who stood and swayed beside him . |
| 10 | Graham and Laidlaw remained motionless , not daring to look at each other . |
| 11 | Bob slipped a peppermint into his mouth , not daring to look at either of them until Dyson had found words to speak . |
| 12 | Feeling desolate , she climbed back into the car , not daring to look at Roman in the silver moonlight . |
| 13 | She focused all her concentration on getting it right , not daring to look at Nathan , or even to think about what would happen next . |
| 14 | When the car finally came to a halt , she looked straight ahead of her , not daring to look at him . |
| 15 | She kept her eyes on his shirt-front , not daring to look at his face ; to see his anger . |
| 16 | ‘ I can spare a few days , ’ Jenna assured her , not daring to look at Alain . |
| 17 | Not daring to look at him , she nodded with head back , eyes shut . |
| 18 | He walked slowly , not daring to look at the drop on his right and becoming ever more aware of the cold , biting wind and eerie sense of loneliness , as if he hung half way between heaven and earth . |
| 19 | ‘ I … we 're … going to have a baby ! ’ she finished in a rush , then , not daring to look into his face , studied his chest . |
| 20 | The two slipped quietly over the tailboard and marched off smartly along the Commercial Road , not daring to run in case they attracted the policeman 's attention . |
| 21 | ‘ I mean , I can understand you not wanting to go into a hostel , but from what you 're saying , a flat 's the sort of thing you want , is n't it ? ’ |
| 22 | Feeling guilty again , for not liking curry and for not wanting to go to India and letting her down , I say no , I will just have a boiled egg and toast , I 'm not very hungry , that will be fine . |
| 23 | Intriguingly enough , the only way I can make Selina actually want to go to bed with me is by not wanting to go to bed with her . |
| 24 | Why could n't this woman simply accept it as a fact of life , part of her make-up , such as not wanting to live in the country or swim in the sea . |
| 25 | Afterwards they stood up slowly , not wanting to part from such intimacy , but beginning to feel chilly now the warmth of the story was over . |
| 26 | not wanting to sit in the conservatory |
| 27 | ‘ Not wanting to talk to people . |
| 28 | Midnight shrugged , not wanting to talk about the old slave days in Spanish Town or Montserrat , walking her along , keeping clear of the last idling stragglers . |
| 29 | Then , not wanting to return to bed , she made herself comfortable in the wicker armchair , her eyes gazing on her husband 's sleeping face . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'd like to take it , ’ she made up her mind on the spot , not wanting to return to her larger flat and start to have doubts . |