Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [verb] [pers pn] not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can remember being asked to run the mile at school and my parents encouraging me not to stop ( try hard ) . |
| 2 | She flew back to Lima and wrote to all her clients telling them not to expect any more craft goods : she was quitting and going to work in the jungle . |
| 3 | ‘ The temptation is to give them everything , ’ says Janka Stuttard , the Russian speaker who co-ordinated the visit , ‘ but their parents asked us not to do that because it makes it difficult for them to settle back home . |
| 4 | His finger pressed her lips , his eyes warning her not to continue . |
| 5 | Newman put a finger to his lips to warn her not to speak Standing up , he walked behind the couch into the bay . |
| 6 | As a last resort , Richard Baxter decided to try the Bishop of Worcester to seek his permission to return to Kidderminster , even though he knew the Bishop was no friend of the Gospel , and even though many of his friends entreated him not to go fearing his arrest . |
| 7 | Thus , though our parents tell us not to stare at strangers , not to speak with our mouths full , etc. , they unintentionally teach us much more besides . |