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Example sentences of "her not [to-vb] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	They begged her not to take it so much to heart and pleaded with Ken to regard it all as a joke not to be treated seriously .
2	We wish her well , but advise her not to take a bathing costume .
3	We warned her not to sit on the chair , but she said she did n't mind .
4	She 's a clumsy clogs that 's why I wo n't let her walk around with the baby if she wants to cuddle her I tell her to sit down and I tell her not to move well she 's always tripping over her feet .
5	Instinct told her not to ask the question , but her heart demanded an answer .
6	‘ Yes , ’ Fabia agreed , but what was more than obvious to her , with Ven stressing , ‘ specifically ’ stressing , that Lubor talk to her on an impersonal basis only , was that he still did n't trust her not to ask personal questions about him .
7	I trust you wo n't be any more churlish , telling her not to smoke in the wood shop !
8	But he also warns her not to let these spiritual conversations degenerate into gossip — an obvious danger and one which could ruin the religious life .
9	Somewhere deep in Robbie 's rapidly fading consciousness a little warning voice admonished her not to let this happen , that it would only lead to heartache .
10	Mozart wrote often to his wife , admonishing her not to fall in the baths , not to go out walking alone , and not to gamble in the casino .
11	I told her not to turn it
12	He must , however , find some way of persuading her not to brag to the other members of the delegation about his suggestions .
13	She was looking resolutely away , so that Tug could feel what an effort it took her not to bend down and pick up the pieces .
14	( Make sure you tell her not to suck ! )
15	The treatment concentrated on reducing Esther 's spasticity in her left side , and training her not to over-use her right side .
16	‘ The same gentleman ’ persuaded her not to put her name to the pamphlet for fear of the ‘ Malice ’ of men who ‘ greedily … suck in anything to the prejudice of A Woman ’ .
17	Annabel has already telephoned three times , but I 've asked her not to call again , in case she disturbs a treatment .
18	I 'd long since given up trying to get her not to call me that .
19	Instead practise what you preach : after all there 's no logic in you telling her not to hit people if that 's exactly what you 're doing .
20	He begged her not to miss the party they were invited to on his account , so she made him a hot drink , turned on the TV and , making no bones about it , said she would be back in the morning .
21	To her surprise Broom-Parker had phoned shortly after she 'd returned home , pleading with her not to mention his name to the police .
22	John told Anne that this was embarkation leave and he would soon be going to France but warned her not to mention it to anyone .
23	PC Anderson , a 40-year-old officer with 20 years ' experience , warned her not to report the incident , saying he knew where to find her and could arrest her for soliciting , the court was told .
24	Afterwards he told her not to report the incident because he could have her ‘ nicked ’ for soliciting .
25	By now he was used to spending longer and longer periods alone , yet in that moment when she walked away he always experienced a brief sense of loss that made him want to rush after her and beg her not to go .
26	Either she did n't want to publish it this year , or not at all but wanted her not to go to another publisher all the same .
27	John had asked her not to go up to the loft .
28	She was n't sure if he would come , but it never occurred to her not to go to the rock where they had met before .
29	In the end , I urged her not to do it . ’
30	He was surprised to see Mrs Brocklebank and slightly more surprised to see Ben Brocklebank whom he had never absolutely believed in before , thinking him more an excuse than a man , someone Mrs B. sheltered behind when it suited her not to do something .