Example sentences of "told [pron] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , from the moment they can talk , they should be encouraged to explain why they have done something you told them not to do and given time to do so , especially when they are still clumsy or slow with words . |
| 2 | When Jesus was warning his followers about his own forthcoming death he told them not to be worried or upset but to put all their trust and confidence in him and in God . |
| 3 | Whereupon Luke lost his temper and told them not to be such fucking chauvinists . |
| 4 | Bejan greeted the 75 audience members and told them not to hold back — and they did n't , loudly voicing their preferences . |
| 5 | He told them not to concern themselves about him ; his overcoat was all right , and the woollen undervest they had sent was comfortable , thank you . |
| 6 | Jesus told them not to weep for him but for themselves because the day would arrive when they would have enough troubles of their own . |
| 7 | I told them not to worry , that I was sure I 'd see them again — on the scene . |
| 8 | He flew down to Karachi on April 27th and told them not to back Miss Bhutto 's call for fresh provincial elections . |
| 9 | My position there was simple : I told them not to worry about it . |
| 10 | ‘ Mills laughed in their faces and told them not to be so silly . ’ |
| 11 | I told them not to wait ; or to come back . ’ |
| 12 | But I told them not to , protecting her … ’ |
| 13 | Mr Cairns , a former Ulster teacher now lecturing in Japan who is home on a study project , said : ‘ They went for a meal to McDonalds and when the girls said they would take a taxi back to the Young Women 's Christian Association the boys told them not to take a black taxi because they were too expensive . |
| 14 | Demonstrating fishermen were fiercely criticised yesterday by the fisheries minister , David Curry , who told them not to resume protests against cheap imports . |
| 15 | kept the children in bed , told them not to move and the boy , the gi erm , what 's her name , I ca n't think of her name now , she erm , she woke her , her husband chased them both downstairs , tell you where they live , you know Lawrence Hill ? |
| 16 | I told them not |
| 17 | She told me not to make a fuss over such a small thing . |
| 18 | Alan says : ’ I was amazed at the advice I received because their Mitchell Philpott told me not to transfer at least for the time being . |
| 19 | She looked away so that Trent would n't see her misery : ‘ He told me not to tell anyone . ’ |
| 20 | In a moment of optimism my wife told me not to worry and pronounced that I could live perfectly well on one lung . |
| 21 | He told me not to open my mouth to either of you and Una until such time when he would tell all three of you himself . |
| 22 | Angela told me not to worry ; Mr Tiller was used to seeing girls ' legs . |
| 23 | Lynn told me not to worry , that he would sort it out with Frank . |
| 24 | ‘ My GP told me not to worry and to drink more fluids . |
| 25 | Some did n't even reply , others told me not to expect much . ’ |
| 26 | They told me not to move my head or they would blow it off . ’ |
| 27 | The old lady made me jump when she told me not to stare but to sit down and not be nervous . |
| 28 | Saying this to me was like holding a red rag to a bull : the more anyone told me not to do a thing , the more I tried to do it . |
| 29 | ‘ Well , my Mum told me not to let boys fondle me or kiss me now I 've started me periods , otherwise , if I did , I 'd soon be having a baby . ’ |
| 30 | He knew somehow that I was dealing with this section and gave me the serial number of a wagon and told me not to go anywhere near it . |