Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [verb] [pers pn] not [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She longed to cling to him , to put her arms around his neck and beg him not to go . |
| 2 | Along with four other intellectuals , including Regis Debray , feminist writer Elisabeth Badinter signed an open letter to Mr Jospin , saying that the scarf is a symbol of Muslim women 's oppression and warning him not to capitulate . |
| 3 | I 've given him an anti-tetanus injection and told him not to shave over those scratches for the next few days . ’ |
| 4 | He woke me at two this morning and gave me his best horse and bid me not to stop till I had overtaken you on the way . |
| 5 | He indicated that he would telephone the editor and direct him not to publish anything . |
| 6 | A deputation of Baldwin , the Lord Chancellor ( Cave ) and the Duke of Devonshire was appointed to wait upon Bonar Law and persuade him not to resign . |
| 7 | I scampered to his window and begged him not to call my remaining number , but he did . |
| 8 | On the parents ' separation the mother initially left the four children of the marriage with the father in the former matrimonial home but on her subsequently removing one of the children the father applied ex parte for orders , including a residence order , a prohibited steps order and a specific issue order pursuant to section 8 of the Children Act 1989 requiring her to return the child and directing her not to remove any of the children from the father 's care and control . |
| 9 | Roman thanked the girl and asked her not to tell Mr Smith he had been asking for him . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | He grabbed at my hands and held them to his chest and begged me not to say such a thing . |
| 12 | This time I simply wrote him a decent-sized cheque and told him not to worry about repaying it . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ 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 . |
| 15 | Give my regards to your father and tell him not to worry . ’ |
| 16 | In November 1988 Nelson was charged with threatening to kill a man from Sandy Row and warning him not to attend court as a witness in an assault case . |
| 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 | If you have to clean a patient 's eyes , take great care and ask them not to move . |
| 19 | By an application dated 17 March 1992 the father applied ex parte for an injunction requiring the mother , inter alia , to return the child , A. , to his care and directing her not to remove or attempt to remove the other children , G. , R. and M. from his care without consent . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | The camera comes between her and the audience and allows her not to tell the whole story . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |