Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [not/n't] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was trusting me not to do that , putting that power in my hands . |
| 2 | Day 14 ) Not only has Dave been on a raft the last week but today — honest Dave , I 've waited two months for that 50 bucks you promised me not to reveal this , but it has not arrived — he got off the raft and walked around Upset . |
| 3 | A bomb hit us in the night , d' ya not know that ? |
| 4 | and she say she not go any more student . |
| 5 | Told you not to drink much . |
| 6 | Jacqui , I told you not to do that . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Hilton warns her not to skimp these obligatory verbal prayers in her enthusiasm for the new contemplation . |
| 9 | He told him not to do that , he said just pay when you got some and |
| 10 | He opened pale , hurt eyes when Carrington told him not to take more drink excepting tea , and swore it had not entered his head . |
| 11 | The probationers told him to remember that every minute he was getting a little better , and Ward Sister told him not to make any effort , and not to try to take anything by the mouth . |
| 12 | ‘ Told her not to have any of that , did n't I ? ’ growled Pringle . |
| 13 | Or let us not forget that research on Japan in the 1930s has revealed conflicts of interest between and within the military , zaibatsu , politicians and the bureaucracy . |
| 14 | Exactly , and let us not forget this either . |
| 15 | We offered the Government time , saying , ’ Let us not waste each other 's time : let us abolish the poll tax now , and get rid of it by April 1992 . ’ |
| 16 | Let us not shatter that illusion for a week or so . |
| 17 | But come , let us not discuss these matters here . ’ |
| 18 | Santerre hastened to open it but told us not to bring any torches in . |
| 19 | As a matter of fact , I nearly asked you not to bring this round . |
| 20 | He begged me not to take that job at Warrington . |
| 21 | He grabbed at my hands and held them to his chest and begged me not to say such a thing . |
| 22 | The teacher 's job is not to correct mistakes the pupil has already made , but to help him not to make that mistake next time . |
| 23 | The teacher 's job is not to correct mistakes the pupil has already made , but to help him not to make that mistake next time . |
| 24 | knows or has reasonable cause to believe that , because of the individual 's connection and position , it would be reasonable to expect him not to disclose that information save for the proper performance of his duties . |
| 25 | On the parents ' separation the mother initially left the four children of the marriage with the father in the former matrimonial home but on her subsequently removing one of the children the father applied ex parte for orders , including a residence order , a prohibited steps order and a specific issue order pursuant to section 8 of the Children Act 1989 requiring her to return the child and directing her not to remove any of the children from the father 's care and control . |
| 26 | From the day of their first meeting , Paul Alexandre was struck by his prodigious artistic talents and begged him not to destroy any of his studies , offering him what little money a young doctor could spare . |
| 27 | Whereas in the past there have been various pressure groups setting themselves up as having a special reason for being heard thanks to their scientific credentials , perhaps the wisest comment on this came from the professor who , while urging scientists to make their voices heard , also urged them not to make any special claims to knowledge or understanding of the issues just because they were scientists . |
| 28 | The court heard that her husband had become suspicious early last year and had gone to the National Westminster bank asking them not to release any further cheque books . |
| 29 | The press could provide little enlightenment because all newspapers had received a D-Notice asking them not to print any details about the background to the case . |
| 30 | ‘ Prime Minister , I strongly advise you not to do this . |