Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [pers pn] not [to-vb] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 Bejan greeted the 75 audience members and told them not to hold back — and they did n't , loudly voicing their preferences .
3 I 've given him an anti-tetanus injection and told him not to shave over those scratches for the next few days . ’
4 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 .
5 The pygmy king gave Herla a small dog to set on his saddle as a parting gift , and told him not to get off his horse until the dog did .
6 We promised to keep in touch with her , but asked her not to communicate directly with our new daughter as she grew up , feeling instinctively that a child ca n't cope with having two mothers at once !
7 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 .
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