Example sentences of "told me [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 2 | Something about the look on his face told me not to waste time asking questions . |
| 3 | He gripped her gloved arm fastidiously in his gloved fingers and said , confidentially , ‘ He told me not to mention his name . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | If you knew about the letter , you could just have phoned me and told me not to open it . |
| 7 | He told me not to ask questions like that . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | He told me not to put myself into my work , and not to poeticise things ( I am a poet ! ) . |
| 10 | They told me not to move my head or they would blow it off . ’ |
| 11 | I remember he once told me not to move the head too much as it weighs 22lbs . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ Josh told me not to disturb him . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | and Richard goes no Rebecca just told me not to do it , so you should n't |
| 16 | Who told me not to do it , put salt into the water then ? |
| 17 | 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 . ’ |
| 18 | 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 . ’ |
| 19 | He told me not to say anything so I did n't ? |
| 20 | Some did n't even reply , others told me not to expect much . ’ |
| 21 | Something told me not to get ruffled about Mrs Goreng . |
| 22 | They told me not to bother to go in until the contractions became regular . |
| 23 | I asked what was the problem and they told me not to bother my pretty head with scum . |
| 24 | They told me not to bother doing the premises up since it was only for such a short time . |
| 25 | Alan says : ’ I was amazed at the advice I received because their Mitchell Philpott told me not to transfer at least for the time being . |
| 26 | ‘ My husband told me not to bring Mark to the Strand and if he 's out of the house he 's to stay in the buggy , ’ she said . |
| 27 | ‘ Tommy Boyle told me not to throw in the towel , ’ she said . |
| 28 | She told me not to come round she did ! |
| 29 | In a moment of optimism my wife told me not to worry and pronounced that I could live perfectly well on one lung . |
| 30 | Angela told me not to worry ; Mr Tiller was used to seeing girls ' legs . |