Example sentences of "she [modal v] n't [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She ought n't to learn it from the police or the television news . ’ |
| 2 | She ought n't to want him to wake properly , but she did . |
| 3 | ‘ If she may n't have a dram , ’ James said , ‘ What might I tempt her with ? |
| 4 | Later , when Aubrey had left to take Primrose home , Pogo said , ‘ She c-could n't hold a candle to you , Maddy . |
| 5 | Paralysed in its grip , she kept telling herself , over and over again , that she must n't leave him to drown : whatever Bella had said to her , however much she herself hated him , there was no point in pretending to herself that she could abandon anyone , not even him , to die . |
| 6 | But she knew she must n't make a fuss . |
| 7 | Only one thing was clear : she must n't hurt dear Peter . |
| 8 | And of course , being Daisy , she was quite unable to resist telling Perdita the thrilling news which she must n't tell anyone , that she 'd got the scholarship . |
| 9 | She wanted so much to tell him … but no , she must n't tell anybody . |
| 10 | And if you 're not satisfied with what is happening or not happening you should say something but grandma insists that she must n't upset |
| 11 | She was affronted by his familiarity ; but she must n't snap at her only helpers . |
| 12 | She 's got she must n't eat anything with preservatives . |
| 13 | She must n't give up hope she told herself . |
| 14 | She knew she must n't give in to it . |
| 15 | Belle 's angels told her that this terrifying woman suffered excruciating headaches and that she must n't give up . |
| 16 | Mark 's death — but no … no , she must n't think of him now , not now . |
| 17 | But she must n't think about that . |
| 18 | No , she must n't think of such things again . |
| 19 | She longed to ask what was his monkey 's name , though she knew she must n't speak to strangers . |
| 20 | So , for instance , if she tips a pot of paint over Jamie 's drawing , tell her she must n't do it again , because she has spoiled the picture , Jamie is upset — and how would she like it if someone did that to her picture ? |
| 21 | She knew it was the thing she must n't do , must n't let herself be persuaded into , that it was death , the end , that there was no going back , you could never get back to the same position . |
| 22 | She must n't move an inch . |
| 23 | ‘ She must n't blame herself . |
| 24 | But she must n't blame herself . |
| 25 | She must n't blame herself . |
| 26 | She must n't start feeling weak and full of self-pity now . |
| 27 | She must n't irritate him . |
| 28 | She must n't hesitate . |
| 29 | She must n't allow herself to be swayed by emotion . |
| 30 | She had agreed to this dinner to try to find out the truth , and she must n't allow the attraction she felt for him to cloud that . |