Example sentences of "[pron] not [to-vb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was n't put off by the fact that Jo had told me not to call or see her . |
| 2 | Stupid of me not to realise that here , also … |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | But it is impossible for me not to feel that my body is other than I , that I inhabit it like a house , and that my face is a mask which , with or without my consent , conceals my real nature from others . ’ |
| 5 | In a moment of optimism my wife told me not to worry and pronounced that I could live perfectly well on one lung . |
| 6 | ‘ My GP told me not to worry and to drink more fluids . |
| 7 | However , from the moment they can talk , they should be encouraged to explain why they have done something you told them not to do and given time to do so , especially when they are still clumsy or slow with words . |
| 8 | kept the children in bed , told them not to move and the boy , the gi erm , what 's her name , I ca n't think of her name now , she erm , she woke her , her husband chased them both downstairs , tell you where they live , you know Lawrence Hill ? |
| 9 | In all this , as in everything else in their lives , you can help them best by listening with patience and sympathy , never dismissing their anxieties — however unreasonable they may seem to be — simply by telling them not to worry because you will always see that they are all right . |
| 10 | I do remember that I left a sort of note for my family telling them not to worry because I 'd got a good job and I might not be in touch for a while , but then it all gets kind of overlaid with a memory of a headache like you would n't believe , and shock at being connected to all these horrible machines and — ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I have told them not to think that lightning ca n't strike twice , ’ the former Wimbledon champion said . |
| 12 | ‘ I can only go along with you , but I 'm still asking you not to leave until Dana does . |
| 13 | The courts approach this problem broadly , following the guidance given by Lord Goddard in Gourley 's case [ 1956 ] AC 185 at p209 in his model direction to the jury : " No one can foresee whether tax will go up or down and I advise you not to speculate but to deal with matters as at present . " |
| 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 | ‘ He said to tell you not to forget that you 're supposed to be … ’ she hesitated , plainly uncertain , before adding ‘ … the vulture variety . ’ |
| 16 | I know I told you not to write except in emergency but I did n't mean it . |
| 17 | I would n't trust even the most loving one not to leave when another man offers more . ’ |
| 18 | She swam and sunbathed , went sightseeing , worked on her designs , talked brightly on the phone with Lucy , or Dad or Charles whenever they rang her , forcing herself not to ask whether Guy had moved in on the firm yet , and then wincing when Lucy said that he 'd made his mark in a dramatic emergency board meeting , put up the backs of most of the board of directors when he announced sweeping measures to increase profitability , cut overheads … |
| 19 | He tapped on the window , and she had to force herself not to cringe as Luke Calder pressed a button on the dashboard and it slid down . |
| 20 | The thought crossed her mind that perhaps they were burying her , and she silently shouted at herself not to think that , even though it was the most natural supposition she could make . |
| 21 | When he came for Sunday lunch , I wept and clung to him , begging him not to leave until he had to prise me off . |
| 22 | It 's me that told him not to go cos I said , I did n't want to go this week and he did n't go . |
| 23 | One man , John Kelly , a former offshore worker and trained first-aider , claimed police told him not to interfere when he asked why they were not helping Mr Murphy . |
| 24 | I told him not to worry and that I was quite impressed and would be interested in managing the band . |
| 25 | ‘ Do we ask Sir John to restrain the soldiers — which he can not do — or do we bind him not to pursue or hound us for this action ? |
| 26 | The Beggar tells him he has done him good already , and asks him not to spurn but to honour the experience of old age , claiming that poverty has shown him God . |
| 27 | When Wilson was obliged to rest on the stairs , they both begged her not to continue and when she insisted went either side of her , helping her along . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | She returned to her car , and a passing police patrol told her not to worry as she would get priority . |
| 30 | ‘ I told her not to worry and that we 'd pull through together , ’ said Rosemary of Pentwyn , Cardiff . |