Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] not [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , Shelley , I told Consuelo not to come because I thought Mrs Richards would be back in her villa . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Her mother still did n't tell her the reason for leaving home : she implored Constanza not to ask and made Mena promise not to talk . |
| 3 | The announcer warns people not to swim because of a dangerous fish . |
| 4 | They told Teena not to worry and they would return that night when Sams got home . ’ |
| 5 | He chewed his thumbnail as he walked , out of long experience keeping in mind the highest priorities : Ensure Body Not Moved and Ensure Next of Kin Notified before the Press got the story . |
| 6 | We tried to persuade Tom not to go and I told him to stay well away from the horses . |
| 7 | Chris always ends his visits by asking children not to disturb or try and touch snakes they may find in the wild . |
| 8 | The primary bevels were ground back and feathered away on the grindstone , taking care not to overheat and destroy the temper . |
| 9 | But did Dorothy not agree that cutting down on women might be a solution to the population problem in the third world ? |
| 10 | The soldiers had orders not to shoot except as a last resort to save human life . |
| 11 | Earlier , Mr Shaw had asked Lord Donaldson , Master of the Rolls , to order photographers not to pursue or harass Mrs Sutcliffe outside the court . |