Example sentences of "not [verb] him [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think I had not heard him cry for six years . |
| 2 | ‘ Th'should tell him so , not let him walk over thee ! ’ |
| 3 | She had not seen him arrive at her home , since she had not known who he was when they had encountered each other in the garden — but she had seen him leave . |
| 4 | ‘ Your one-time intended 's folks , ’ she said — she did not see him wince at the Americanism ; she did not yet know him as well as Sally-Anne did . |
| 5 | It is specially important not to let him vegetate in front of the television for long periods . |
| 6 | The blow came at a meeting on Saturday when members voted not to let him stand as an election candidate — despite a recommendation to accept him by the executive committee . |
| 7 | No matter what it cost her , she could not let him leave without trying to speak to him . |
| 8 | This was one of the voyages in which the men of science were in charge , in that the point of the expedition was scientific ; often there had been frustration among scientists on voyages because the captain 's instructions , or his interpretation of them , did not let him stay at interesting places as long as they would have liked , or put enough boats and crews at their disposal . |
| 9 | Now Whitaker must concentrate on an Olympic challenge with the charismatic grey , as Mr and Mrs Bradley , who would not let him go to Seoul , have given permission for him to compete in Barcelona . |
| 10 | It was hard to leave , too , because the parents of my good friend Henry Clerval would not let him go to university with me . |
| 11 | PACKIE BONNER is angry that Glasgow Celtic boss Liam Brady would not let him go on loan to Premier Division club Middlesbrough . |
| 12 | She would not let him get under her skin . |
| 13 | To Alex Harbury 's chagrin Riley would not let him work on the prison release dates story and sent him to interview a Girlie winner . |
| 14 | Boo does not conform to the community 's code because when he got into trouble at the age of 18 , his father , a very strict Baptist , undertook to punish his son himself , rather than let the law do it and for the rest of his life until he died , he kept his son away from the outside world and would not let him mix with the neighbours . |
| 15 | She would not let him trample over her ! |
| 16 | He had pleaded with his mother not to make him go to school , but she had insisted , saying that she would pick him up at the end of the day and take him to the hospital , and that he was to ‘ keep busy ’ . |
| 17 | No le , make it , do n't make him score in extra time just |
| 18 | Erm , that his father did n't make him go to school . |
| 19 | He lifted Goldman again , wrapping his arms round the man , but could n't make him move towards the car . |
| 20 | They are the best , they 're made in Smithfield , Smithfield market , and they 're the best ones yo I certainly have n't seen him come across any that are better . |
| 21 | It was so far outside anything he 'd ever seen before that his mind was n't letting him worry about it . |
| 22 | ‘ You should n't let him bark like that . ’ |
| 23 | He probably has n't got the same skin type as you , anyway , so do n't let him dip into your moisturiser ! |
| 24 | Mind you , he shits himself does n't he , cos Johnny Giles was it 's controversial cos they would n't let him speak at the end of the game . |
| 25 | I was thinking , I should n't let him talk like this , he 's drawing a net round me . |
| 26 | Offcourse Howard Wilkinson could n't guarantee him a place in the first eleven and Mr Wilkinson told Strandli that if he wants to leave Leeds United that 's fine with him , but he wo n't let him go for ‘ nothing ’ . |
| 27 | Do n't let him go in the water it 's too cold ! |
| 28 | Do n't let him eat until lunch time . |
| 29 | But the pensioners wo n't let him rest in peace . |
| 30 | Do n't let him get to it ! ’ she shouted . |