Example sentences of "[vb base] [not/n't] [vb infin] me " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Not-do n't tell me that it 's our friend Sir Henry ! ’ |
| 2 | Nevertheless do not tell me of it , even to confirm me ; for it is what we can not analyse or arrange , any more than the rich simplicity of childhood . |
| 3 | Do not tell me that they are old ideas . |
| 4 | Please do not tell me that the object of professional boxing is to accumulate points by touching parts of the opponent 's head . |
| 5 | ‘ You question me as though I were a pedlar but you do not tell me what you are doing in the forest . |
| 6 | Do not tell me that Sir Alexander Ramsay of Dalwolsey , renowned in the ranks of chivalry , has been deprived of all dealings with the female kind ? |
| 7 | You do not tell me the depth of your pond , but shallow ponds ( if yours is indeed shallow ) are much more prone to algal infestation because they warm up so much more quickly and have such a large surface area in relation to volume . |
| 8 | Foolish because if you do not tell me , I have the power to take you away from the river bank , away from the sun and light , and shut you in the caracol for ever . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Sir , do not threaten me . |
| 10 | Do not regard me from ( the standpoint of ) your infirmity ; to you 't is night , to me that same night is morningtide . |
| 11 | I 'm sure that Ruth searches her heart , she , she may of made her decision lightly way back to go with Ruth er , to go with Naomi but not now , its a heart searching decision she makes , the choice before her , do I go back or do I go , do I go on , do I go back to Moah with its familiarity with all the things I am aware of or do I go on into the unknown with my mother in law and with her god Auper makes a choice and she goes back and Ruth had , Ruth says no and she makes the commitment and she says there , in verse sixteen , do not urge me to leave you or turn back from following you , for where you go I will go and where you lodge , I will lodge , your people should be my people and your god my god and its those last few words that makes all the difference , your god will be my god , I will not be a stranger there , I will not be an alien there , I will be part of your people , and the only way she could be part of Naomi 's people was for Naomi 's god to be her god , that was the thing that kept , that was , that was the common denominated should all of Naomi 's people , because they all belonged |
| 12 | Do not fail me , Crevecoeur . |
| 13 | Do not fail me , Lanyon . |
| 14 | ‘ Do not irritate me further , ’ he murmured . |
| 15 | Do not treat me like an idiot . ’ |
| 16 | Please do not ply me with biscuits ; I have no desire to set you a bad example by pigging myself . ’ |
| 17 | Threats , ’ I continued bravely , ‘ do not deter me . |
| 18 | You do not do me justice , my dallta , for what you do reflects on me also , and they laugh at me with you because you let a wee Campbell lassie put a petticoat on you ! ’ |
| 19 | You do not strike me as ugly , nor mis-shapen , nor lacking manners . |
| 20 | The common people do not blame me or my husband for Buckingham 's downfall but say his fate was star-crossed by this house . |
| 21 | Do not lay me between strangers |
| 22 | They do not give me a carved wooden cup though , something we all covet . |
| 23 | ‘ You do not give me things like other men and you can not do sex . ’ |
| 24 | Do not give me antibiotics . |
| 25 | So , do not give me your hand . |
| 26 | But I do mean it : if you do not give me my answer now , I shall have to go , for ever . ’ |
| 27 | I hope you do not think me unduly vain with regard to this last matter ; it is just that one never knows when one might be obliged to give out that one is from Darlington Hall , and it is important that one be attired at such times in a manner worthy of one 's position . |
| 28 | I know they do not hold me in high regard . |
| 29 | I am enclosing tickets for the new play and as they are in the front stalls , I may see you as I come on , ; but do not expect me to salute you , you understand , as I shall be taken up with my part . |
| 30 | But do not expect me to understand , let alone share , your views . |