Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] [vb past] [pers pn] not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've given him an anti-tetanus injection and told him not to shave over those scratches for the next few days . ’ |
| 2 | So I fell on my knees and asked them not to punish the child any more . |
| 3 | I scampered to his window and begged him not to call my remaining number , but he did . |
| 4 | Roman thanked the girl and asked her not to tell Mr Smith he had been asking for him . |
| 5 | The boss nurse gave her two minutes and told her not to talk . |
| 6 | I thanked the baker and begged him not to let Granpa know what I was about , as I wanted to close the metsieh before he found out . |
| 7 | From the day of their first meeting , Paul Alexandre was struck by his prodigious artistic talents and begged him not to destroy any of his studies , offering him what little money a young doctor could spare . |
| 8 | He grabbed at my hands and held them to his chest and begged me not to say such a thing . |
| 9 | This time I simply wrote him a decent-sized cheque and told him not to worry about repaying it . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ A friend of yours called Bunny rang last night and told you not to forget that you 're playing at Christopher 's place this morning , ’ said Doogie , then nodded to himself , pleased that he 'd remembered his lines . |
| 12 | He might have made a significant contribution to the public life of this country had he not been totally overshadowed by his illustrious father and had he not had such a burning desire to shine as bright or even brighter . |
| 13 | Yes , she would go into the country rather than to a seaside resort , for they were full of old , retired , ill-tempered people and had she not had her full share of that ? |
| 14 | Bejan greeted the 75 audience members and told them not to hold back — and they did n't , loudly voicing their preferences . |
| 15 | MDU members felt that Batmönh was the only leader capable of making responsible decisions and begged him not to resign the presidency . |
| 16 | John told Anne that this was embarkation leave and he would soon be going to France but warned her not to mention it to anyone . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | A BRAVE grandmother smothered a knife-wielding robber with kisses and begged him not to kill her or her three-year-old grand-daughter . |
| 20 | An old servant , bald as a badger , yellow-faced and wizened , bustled towards us with all the speed of a snail ; he mumbled apologies in French but Ralemberg just tapped him gently on the shoulder and told him not to worry . |
| 21 | In fact the first thing I did was ring my 35-year-old daughter who has been a ‘ fitness freak ’ ever since Jane Fonda took to jumping about our TV screens and warned her not to overdo it if she intended to buy the tape — which I am certain she does . |
| 22 | Carefully he tried again but Cameron took his arm and told him not to hurry unduly , the joists had only been pinned in place and they were still waiting for the long nails from Grandtully . |
| 23 | I explained that I wanted the experience of running my own expedition and , after some discussion , he withdrew his objections but warned me not to go further than Bilen . |