Example sentences of "[noun sg] [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 | I scampered to his window and begged him not to call my remaining number , but he did . |
| 3 | Roman thanked the girl and asked her not to tell Mr Smith he had been asking for him . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He grabbed at my hands and held them to his chest and begged me not to say such a thing . |
| 6 | This time I simply wrote him a decent-sized cheque and told him not to worry about repaying it . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |