Example sentences of "[pron] not [verb] him " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He is so deep in his books he would forget to eat , I declare , did I not remind him . ’ |
| 2 | Can I not pick him up ? ’ |
| 3 | His mother was talking to the police at the time , but she insisted on dressing him herself , and told everyone not to touch him . |
| 4 | On the day I moved in my Mother had warned me not to let him rule my life like he 'd ruled my Father 's , but it never occurred to me to disobey him and seemed natural to follow the ‘ week planner ’ he 'd written out and pinned to the notice-board in the kitchen : Monday — Washing Tuesday — Ironing Wednesday — Youth Club etc . |
| 5 | Victoria said , ‘ And why he asked me not to call him uncle in front of you because it made him sound old ! ’ |
| 6 | All based on a perfect understanding between the wickets — and him not telling me what to do and me not telling him . |
| 7 | ‘ Josh told me not to disturb him . |
| 8 | a boys ' school and the headmaster there advised me not to put him there , he said send him to Newport Grammar school it 's the best school in Essex , best grammar school in Essex and he said that my two boys go there |
| 9 | He asked me not to misquote him . |
| 10 | ‘ If I ever have a man , remind me not to introduce him to you . ’ |
| 11 | But he had advised them not to contact him when they arrived in Bucharest . |
| 12 | Graham felt oddly satisfied at seeing life go on around him like this ; he felt almost smug at walking past people and them not giving him a second glance , at least not now he 'd got rid of Slater . |
| 13 | But he agreed not to complain about her market-minded vision of the Community and she not to bully him about France 's half-in , half-out position in NATO . |
| 14 | He could well have returned late at night and she not heard him , though she had stayed awake for a long time , listening for the sound of the horses , the carriage wheels on the drive . |
| 15 | frank dropped his hands and would have fallen , had she not steadied him and guided his fingers back to the bandage . |
| 16 | Would she not send him hers , her mother wanted to know ? |
| 17 | Your Mum is is really being foolish though with that dog she 's got problems already he 's wanting a chew and she 's give him one she not give him one to him , I have n't tried him with one yet she said she actually |
| 18 | Oh , why had she not told him who she was straight away ? |
| 19 | ‘ Did you not press him ? |
| 20 | ‘ I was to blame for ordering you not to harm him . |
| 21 | Well he does to me , and I 'll thank you not to call him a bastard ! ’ |
| 22 | Have you not seen him ? |
| 23 | And were you not recognizing him ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Did you not tell him about the Englishman ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Why do you not join him ? ’ |
| 26 | " Why did you not keep him ? " |
| 27 | If there 's no room on your mantelpiece , could you not put him on a stick for a scarecrow ? |
| 28 | Could you not persuade him to return to a country in which there is so much more room ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I told you not to underestimate him . ’ |
| 30 | He took a step towards her as he started to unbutton his shirt , and she forced herself not to give him the satisfaction of moving away . |