Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] [verb] them not " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I fell on my knees and asked them not to punish the child any more . |
| 2 | Enid : I would just give them a big hug and tell them not to be silly . |
| 3 | Keep them to objective statements and re-remind them not to speculate on subjective reasons like ‘ emotional rejection ’ , ‘ lack of love ’ , etc . |
| 4 | Yet many of the children had been in bookshops and knew them not to be so . |
| 5 | She urged GPs to involve themselves actively in offering support but warned them not to belittle the efforts of dedicated relatives and friends struggling to look after the sick and elderly in their homes . |
| 6 | Whereupon Luke lost his temper and told them not to be such fucking chauvinists . |
| 7 | Bejan greeted the 75 audience members and told them not to hold back — and they did n't , loudly voicing their preferences . |
| 8 | If you have to clean a patient 's eyes , take great care and ask them not to move . |
| 9 | Vulnerable to the attacks of his enemies because of his religion , he publicly said little of the role of Catholics in the colony and urged them not to put themselves forward prominently . |
| 10 | When I asked the headmistress of a junior school my daughter had been attending about the racist remarks children at the school had been making her answer was well-meaning and typical : ‘ Asking them to say thank you and please or asking them not to swear is one thing but asking them not to say ‘ nigger ’ or ‘ wog ’ or ‘ black people stink ’ is quite another . |
| 11 | ‘ Mills laughed in their faces and told them not to be so silly . ’ |