Example sentences of "told [pron] [not/n't] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ? |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Mr Cairns , a former Ulster teacher now lecturing in Japan who is home on a study project , said : ‘ They went for a meal to McDonalds and when the girls said they would take a taxi back to the Young Women 's Christian Association the boys told them not to take a black taxi because they were too expensive . |
| 4 | I told them not to wait ; or to come back . ’ |
| 5 | He told them not to concern themselves about him ; his overcoat was all right , and the woollen undervest they had sent was comfortable , thank you . |
| 6 | Bejan greeted the 75 audience members and told them not to hold back — and they did n't , loudly voicing their preferences . |
| 7 | Demonstrating fishermen were fiercely criticised yesterday by the fisheries minister , David Curry , who told them not to resume protests against cheap imports . |
| 8 | I told them not to worry , that I was sure I 'd see them again — on the scene . |
| 9 | My position there was simple : I told them not to worry about it . |
| 10 | ‘ Well , my Mum told me not to let boys fondle me or kiss me now I 've started me periods , otherwise , if I did , I 'd soon be having a baby . ’ |
| 11 | Something about the look on his face told me not to waste time asking questions . |
| 12 | He gripped her gloved arm fastidiously in his gloved fingers and said , confidentially , ‘ He told me not to mention his name . |
| 13 | Ca n't remember if you told me not to mention it to you or not that was it that it was supposed to be a private conversation , I ca n't remember . |
| 14 | He told me not to open my mouth to either of you and Una until such time when he would tell all three of you himself . |
| 15 | If you knew about the letter , you could just have phoned me and told me not to open it . |
| 16 | He told me not to ask questions like that . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | He told me not to put myself into my work , and not to poeticise things ( I am a poet ! ) . |
| 19 | They told me not to move my head or they would blow it off . ’ |
| 20 | I remember he once told me not to move the head too much as it weighs 22lbs . |
| 21 | A hot food trader in the market square , who only moved to North Ormesby two days ago , said : ‘ People told me not to move here . |
| 22 | ‘ Josh told me not to disturb him . |
| 23 | Saying this to me was like holding a red rag to a bull : the more anyone told me not to do a thing , the more I tried to do it . |
| 24 | and Richard goes no Rebecca just told me not to do it , so you should n't |
| 25 | Who told me not to do it , put salt into the water then ? |
| 26 | He told me not to talk about the matter outside as it might not be to his interests if the facts were made generally known . ’ |
| 27 | 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 . ’ |
| 28 | He told me not to say anything so I did n't ? |
| 29 | Some did n't even reply , others told me not to expect much . ’ |
| 30 | Something told me not to get ruffled about Mrs Goreng . |