Example sentences of "would [not/n't] let she [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And there was another thought , too , that would not let her go . |
| 2 | 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 ’ . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | She longed to get home , to question her mother , but her brain would not let her hang on to these indulgences . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | She 'd lived there partly because she could n't be bothered to move , partly because it was cheap , but mainly because her mother would n't let her go . |
| 10 | And Gill gave her job to go and work in the shop and he would n't let her go and work in it . |
| 11 | But pride would n't let her do that — pride insisted she at least made an effort . |
| 12 | Part of her , that stubborn , spirited side , the side that had got her into this mess in the first place , would n't let her give up , back out and admit that Luke Denner and his sexuality were more than she could handle . |
| 13 | But rather than have Mercedes back in the factory , the company preferred to pay her wages through the Ministry of Labour and would n't let her return to work or even come near the factory . |
| 14 | He would n't let her make it his problem . |
| 15 | He ate dinner and all she could remember was living with him in London ; when they rented a flat , he would n't let her cook . |
| 16 | All over the Western world there were liberation movements and alternative life-styles — there had never been a kids ' crusade like it — and Hairy Back would n't let her stay out after eleven . |
| 17 | they would n't let her sit with them because they said oh well , she 's she 's you know , leave her with them , and it was that little lad |
| 18 | She brought Emel , but her husband would n't let her bring the boys . |
| 19 | Since they would n't let her sleep , she drank tea . |
| 20 | ‘ I would n't let her talk to you . |
| 21 | ‘ She always wanted a dog but Mum — Mother would n't let her have one . |
| 22 | ‘ Rosie did n't have any money and the man who supplies the stuff would n't let her have any more . |
| 23 | And we would n't let her have the points till she came back and finished the other twenty . |
| 24 | Penny went shopping with Rowan , into one of those very expensive boutiques shops , yeah , and between them they bought this dress , and when they got it home , Rowan 's mother would n't let her have it because it was too revealing and so Penny was stuck with it and then her mother would n't let her have it either , but the shop would n't refund , it would only give them credit so she 's got all this money to spend in the shop . |
| 25 | Penny went shopping with Rowan , into one of those very expensive boutiques shops , yeah , and between them they bought this dress , and when they got it home , Rowan 's mother would n't let her have it because it was too revealing and so Penny was stuck with it and then her mother would n't let her have it either , but the shop would n't refund , it would only give them credit so she 's got all this money to spend in the shop . |
| 26 | So that he ca n't see what 's going on , cos she thinks if he do n't see what 's going on he wo n't bark , but he cries but I mean she should n't have them there , she 's never here so she should n't have them , I mean look at the trouble Alan had to get Jessie , because they worked , but Emma goes home every lunch time to see to Jessie from the bank , but I mean the woman one of them would n't let her have a dog , one kennels , which is how it should be , but I mean this one breed those three herself so , yeah I mean if you breed dogs yourself and you have three in the house of the same breed , what the hell do you want an alsatian for , as well but the whole point is she do n't have them as enjoyment , she do n't have them as company |
| 27 | She suddenly saw how selfish she had been , and knew at last the answer to the thing that had puzzled her for so long — why her mummy , who had been a keen Brownie Guider and loved Brownies , would n't let her join a Pack . |
| 28 | She drifted pleasantly away , finding herself at the theatre with Kate Maybury , but she had black hair and carried a colander , and in the colander lay a tiny baby , but Mrs Maybury would n't let her see it , just told her to watch the show . |
| 29 | I would n't let her appraise |
| 30 | She loves the telephone , and she threw a wobbly when I would n't let her play with it . |