Example sentences of "[coord] tell [pers pn] not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although this is also true , we might not be surprised if the judge interrupted this witness and accused her of being facetious , or told her not to waste time . |
| 2 | If you knew about the letter , you could just have phoned me and told me not to open it . |
| 3 | He said — he said he should n't know himself really , but one of the people there , the tour leader , told him and told him not to say anything , and Cedric ’ — she breathed deeply again — ‘ told me , and told me not to say anything . ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The boss nurse gave her two minutes and told her not to talk . |
| 6 | Bejan greeted the 75 audience members and told them not to hold back — and they did n't , loudly voicing their preferences . |
| 7 | He said — he said he should n't know himself really , but one of the people there , the tour leader , told him and told him not to say anything , and Cedric ’ — she breathed deeply again — ‘ told me , and told me not to say anything . ’ |
| 8 | I 've given him an anti-tetanus injection and told him not to shave over those scratches for the next few days . ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | This time I simply wrote him a decent-sized cheque and told him not to worry about repaying it . |
| 12 | I got up , we were lying on the sofa , and knelt by him and told him not to worry . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 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 | I suppose now you 're going to get timid , and tell me not to rock the boat . ’ |
| 16 | Give my regards to your father and tell him not to worry . ’ |
| 17 | I seethe with frustration , but he simply smiles and tells me not to fret . |
| 18 | Mike was there every day , being nice to me and telling me not to worry about anything , he 'd found this flat and his mother was seeing to furnishing it and they were making arrangements for the wedding . |
| 19 | As they passed one of the Mason 's guards , they startled him out of dozing , and he hastily got up , cursing them and telling them not to go out of sight . |
| 20 | I said I was sorry and hoped she 'd soon be better and to tell her not to worry , that of course we 'd manage . |
| 21 | it was someone else that told me but told me not to tell anyone and I had to beg it out of him cos I just wanted to know . |
| 22 | Santerre hastened to open it but told us not to bring any torches in . |