Example sentences of "not [verb] she [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If only they had not let her go out that night . |
| 2 | She was heavy and it was all I could do not to let her slide through my arms . |
| 3 | Ian is determined not to let her go , and even if they do n't get married they 'll almost certainly become lovers , which will make things extremely awkward . ’ |
| 4 | Although she dislikes her father 's will — not to let her choose her own husband — she has no intention of rebelling against it . |
| 5 | ‘ You must try not to let her worry . |
| 6 | Nonetheless she was determined not to let her fear of water prevent her from accompanying Bernard on their now frequent sailing holidays . |
| 7 | To get back at Jo for not letting her go to the theatre with her , Amy has burned the book which Jo has written . |
| 8 | ‘ It is raining , she has small children , I am not letting her walk alone , ’ I said firmly . |
| 9 | There seemed to be a weight on her chest , pinning her to the ground and not letting her breathe . |
| 10 | Not letting her see me of course . |
| 11 | But Boldwood could not let her go . |
| 12 | And there was another thought , too , that would not let her go . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | He did not let her go , and said hoarsely , ‘ Honoria Greville . |
| 15 | He did not let her go , but his grip on her slackened . |
| 16 | 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 ’ . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Do not let her win … ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Ye 'd better not let her hear that . ’ |
| 22 | 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 ? |
| 23 | She longed to get home , to question her mother , but her brain would not let her hang on to these indulgences . |
| 24 | ‘ And do not let her turn around . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |