Example sentences of "[adv] [not/n't] [vb infin] me " in BNC.
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| 1 | huh , that dog better not bite me you know |
| 2 | I was up ‘ til midnight making the gekhakte chicken liver and roasting the turkey for the sandwiches and doing the potato salad , so you 'd better not give me any nonsense about your latest low-fat diet , Rebecca , or you either , Rainbow , though a little slimming routine might not be such a bad thing for you , except today 's a special occasion , so just tuck in . |
| 3 | ‘ You better not hold me , ’ I say to him . |
| 4 | One kid in my neighbourhood , a Blood , came up to me after seeing this movie and he said , ‘ I 'm gon na go home and tell my mother she better not call me a motherfucker anymore . ’ |
| 5 | Whatever the facts , both men had gone about their affairs , and would presumably not trouble me again . |
| 6 | What 's the book going to be about , or would you rather not tell me ? ’ |
| 7 | If you 'd rather not tell me — |
| 8 | I do n't bother people and they had best not bother me if they know what 's good for them . |
| 9 | Er Moderator you 'll probably not let me speak either |
| 10 | ‘ Will you kindly not call me that ? ’ |
| 11 | Once I speak with her , tell her the truth , she will surely not force me to this marriage . ’ |
| 12 | Why not give me the letter — unless there 's anything private in it — and the woman 's address . ’ |
| 13 | " Er — why not sing me one of your lovely songs ? " |
| 14 | Why not telephone me here to arrange a chat ? |
| 15 | ‘ Jinny , why not tell me what you 're after ? |
| 16 | ‘ It will all come out when you have caught the murderers , why not tell me now ? ’ |
| 17 | When she nodded , he said , ‘ Then why not tell me ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ So why not join me there tonight in the enchanted garden and form your own opinion ? ’ |
| 19 | Then why not join me on an exciting tour of Europe next year ? |
| 20 | ‘ Then why not help me to improve ? |
| 21 | ‘ Why not try me ? ’ he invited . |
| 22 | ‘ Why not let me write it for you ? ’ said Nurse Rose . |
| 23 | Why not let me poke around quietly ? |
| 24 | ‘ Look , ’ she said quickly , ‘ why not let me get you a drink ? |