Example sentences of "had [not/n't] [vb pp] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For an age she simply had not dared open them , until finally , unable to resist any longer , she opened and shut them again once and very quickly . |
| 2 | Jenny was heartily relieved that the recent bad weather had made the track so muddy that even the passionate and rather drunk Ted had not dared go any further . |
| 3 | The policeman had not let go of the stranger . |
| 4 | He thought of her tongue , and tasted it ; he imagined her breasts , and she took his hands to them ; he wished she would speak , and she spoke ( oh , how she spoke ) , words he had n't dared admit he 'd wanted to hear . |
| 5 | But he had n't dared bring his Dad 's saw . |
| 6 | He 'd thought of her constantly , hoping she still worked for the Bradford family , and the invitation to Christmas dinner with them had caused him more elation than Maud , his wife , though he had n't dared show it . |
| 7 | He had n't dared take part in yesterday 's Armistice Day service in the city in case he 'd be seen by any of his IRA comrades . |
| 8 | He was flushed and happy and he had n't let go of her hand since they 'd sat down . |