Example sentences of "warn [pers pn] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Modern science ignores this at its peril , and Xorandor may be read as a fable for scientists and would-be scientists , written in their own idiom , warning them of the consequences of cutting their project off from its conceptual genealogy , its own founding story . |
| 2 | He refused to do this , warning them of the wrongfulness and unwisdom of such vows , and that they should learn ‘ not to think of human nature above that which it is , a sea of flowings and ebbings , and of all manner of inconstancy ’ . |
| 3 | This duty does not extend to protecting the economic welfare of the employee by taking out insurance or warning them of the need for insurance cover . |
| 4 | Could it have been Sitting Bull warning me about the distortion of Indian history in Hollywood films ? |
| 5 | In moral matters he confined himself solely to warning me of the dangers of masturbation . |
| 6 | Tempted by his ardour , Ayesha warns him of the danger if she does as he desires . |
| 7 | Now a group of fourteen Tory MPs have written to John Major warning him of the consequences of further substantial cuts . |
| 8 | He pulled out a burnet leaf and ate it slowly , concealing his fear as best he could ; for all his instincts were warning him of the dangers in the unknown country beyond the warren . |
| 9 | You did us a great service in warning him of the threat to his life , Isabel . |
| 10 | He blamed the suppliers of the chemicals and British Steel , who contracted him to do the work , for not warning him about the safety procedure . |
| 11 | George felt anxious that he had had no opportunity to be alone with Tamar , and so there had been no chance of warning her about the groom . |
| 12 | It was also reported that a new chapter in Andrew Morton 's controversial biography of the Princess would include details of a letter from the Duke warning her of the damage she was causing the Royal Family . |
| 13 | Draping an arm about Seb 's shoulders , Noah said , ‘ Thank you for warning us of the magistrate 's approach , Seb . |
| 14 | To the extant that Professor Preston is warning us of the dangers of oversimplification and bad herme-neutics then we do well to listen to him . |
| 15 | I warned them about the airport . |
| 16 | " I saw it in your eyes the other day when you warned me about the marchioness . |
| 17 | I warned you at the outset , gentlemen , that my suspicions may be unfounded . |
| 18 | ‘ Well , I warned you at the interview that I was no easy option , did n't I ? ’ he barked . |
| 19 | ‘ I warned you about the job , ’ he said evenly , ‘ but you jumped right in . ’ |
| 20 | She had heard tales of the sunshine , the flowers and bright colours of the upper world , but her father warned her of the perils that haunted the surface , in particular the giants that in those days walked the wilds of Dartmoor . |
| 21 | He welcomed her warmly to the microphone , ‘ one of the more promising younger women members ’ , and warned her of the amber and red lights . |
| 22 | The officer did not invite the defendant to express a preference for giving blood or urine but warned him of the consequences of failure to provide a specimen and gave him the opportunity to put forward any reasons why a specimen of blood could not be taken by a doctor . |
| 23 | During his tours of the Middle and Far East Duncan Sandys was made well aware by British Governors , High Commissioners and Commanders-in-Chief of the political and military risks that he was taking ; and local political leaders , like the Tunku Abdul Rahman in Malaya and Lee Kuan Yew in Singapore , warned him of the dangers of creating power vacuums that could be exploited by the Communist powers . |
| 24 | ‘ You warned him of the perils , of course ? ’ |
| 25 | Eating quail 's eggs , he frowned as he reread the letter from Lloyd 's : it warned him of the amount that he would shortly be expected to produce in settlement . |
| 26 | The farmer warned him of the danger of entering the stall . |
| 27 | He immediately insisted that Hank should tell his parents , and warned him of the evils of leaving school without succeeding in obtaining the magical Grade 12 , without which there was no hope , he insisted , of leading a normal life . |
| 28 | They constantly warned us of the danger of the roads , about the thieves and vagabonds who dressed in green or brown buckram and played Robin Hood in the dark forests or wastelands we passed through . |
| 29 | And , as he warned us about the hewers of coal , we are as capable of forgetting that , as he did , " as we forget the " blood in our veins ' . |
| 30 | ‘ That 's right , ’ she kept saying to herself I was glad you had warned me about the Rent Restriction Act , because it began as soon as I arrived . |