Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] [vb past] [pers pn] not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I fell on my knees and asked them not to punish the child any more . |
| 2 | The boss nurse gave her two minutes and told her not to talk . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Bejan greeted the 75 audience members and told them not to hold back — and they did n't , loudly voicing their preferences . |
| 5 | MDU members felt that Batmönh was the only leader capable of making responsible decisions and begged him not to resign the presidency . |
| 6 | A BRAVE grandmother smothered a knife-wielding robber with kisses and begged him not to kill her or her three-year-old grand-daughter . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |