Example sentences of "n't the courage " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in the end it was n't enough because they had n't the courage to confront and defy the handful of men who control the trade union bureaucracy . |
| 2 | Actually , there was a footpath through Wardle Wood from near her village , and if she had dared to go along it she could have walked to Brownies in not much more time than it took her to ride by way of the long winding lane ; but she was sure she had n't the courage to go through the witch 's wood by herself . |
| 3 | It is as feasible to say , ‘ You ca n't bring yourself to attempt it ’ as ‘ You have n't the courage to try ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ But by then I had been her slave nearly all my life and I had n't the courage or the guts to say no . |
| 5 | He knew that he could have carried the coffee into the comparative serenity of his study but he had n't the courage to get to his feet . |
| 6 | we have n't the courage to ask who is winning , let alone who 's losing . |
| 7 | But she saw his lips move and her eyes fixed on them , for suddenly she had n't the courage to look into his eyes . |
| 8 | The next morning the same thing happened and I still had n't the courage to tell her . |