Example sentences of "not [vb infin] me [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eventually Mrs Webster explained that she had had an evacuee before me , who had ‘ breathed on the wall ’ , and she did not want me to do likewise . |
| 2 | does not have me cling too hard |
| 3 | Here he bade me stay , saying that there was only the laboratory overhead , and that he did not wish me to enter there . |
| 4 | He said , ‘ Senhor Abul will not permit me to dine quite so lavishly . ’ |
| 5 | I thought that if I told him what had really happened he might not let me go again and I wanted to see Charlie Chaplin and the Keystone Cops ones that were coming soon . |
| 6 | Would not let me stay here … |
| 7 | The parents would not let me leave home without them . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ They ca n't make me go there . ’ |
| 9 | He 's just a useless teacher and he does n't make me feel really confident . ’ |
| 10 | Then with greater determination , ‘ You ca n't make me stay here . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Do n't make me wait too long , that 's all . ’ |
| 12 | they did n't want me to go naturally . |
| 13 | You do n't want me to sleep here ? ’ |
| 14 | Cos he do n't want me going there cos I fell arse over tip earlier ! |
| 15 | ‘ I know you did n't want me to come here tonight , but there is an enchanted magician in that box and I promised him that I would get him to you so that you could change him back . |
| 16 | ‘ Mummy did n't want me to come here , ’ she told Anne in what Anne thought of as a ‘ far back ’ voice , ‘ but I did n't want to arse around playing Lady Bountiful I wanted to do real war work . |
| 17 | One day my mum rang up and said she did n't want me to come home again and that I should go to Social Services because she was sick and tired of all the bother and everything . |
| 18 | But Springsteen would n't catch me napping again . |
| 19 | ‘ You do n't expect me to give away the tricks of the trade , do you ? ’ snapped Casey Kucharyk , who was to win Amateur Class II ( up to 5ft 9in ) . |
| 20 | But you ca n't expect me to stand here meekly … ’ |
| 21 | It did n't keep me waiting too long . |
| 22 | Only if you do n't mind me sayin' so , it 'll be best if you do n't treat her like a private in the Army . ’ |
| 23 | You 're looking rather washed-out today , if you do n't mind me saying so . |
| 24 | You have made a mess on it , do n't mind me saying so but you have . |
| 25 | I 've checked you up , if you do n't mind me saying so . |
| 26 | ‘ I hear the constable was down the other day , if you do n't mind me saying so , ’ Mrs Clamp said , and coughed politely . |
| 27 | That 's not very clever if you do n't mind me saying so ! |
| 28 | This year we 've restricted it to primary , partly because we felt that 's where the enthusiasm was , and partly , if people wo n't mind me saying so , to keep out the computer science specialists — we felt that , you know , we did n't want a club for boffins or for the experts , we wanted a club and we felt that if we started at the primary end , where there was n't a lot of expertise , we would probably be of more use . |
| 29 | I know she does n't like me having too many dresses because we ca n't afford it , and I do n't mind — only it might be the wrong colour . ’ |
| 30 | But I could n't see me staying away all that time … not from you , and then probably being persuaded to follow their line and make America my home . |