I order you to hold a free election, but forbid you to elect anyone but, Richard, my clerk. From LearnThat.org. [Henry II (1133-1189).]
I forbid you to call me late at night. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Note, The examples of others 'ruin forbid us to be secure. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
Don't forget all the garbage they will dig up on Hillary if she, heaven forbid, is the nominee in the fall. From Wordnik.com. [Polls: Clinton gets lead in Indiana; Obama holds in North Carolina] Reference
I'll drag my trusty notebook down to the laundromat with me, and I will once again forbid myself any internet time. From Wordnik.com. [lots happens when you're offline all day] Reference
"My age and my calling forbid my doing as the rest of you do," said the schoolmaster, "and I think I shall stick to my horse.". From Wordnik.com. [The Young Trailers A Story of Early Kentucky] Reference
For he "forbid" her to be in contact with his daughter. From Wordnik.com. [William Bradley: It's November 22, 1963 On Mad Men: HuffPost Review] Reference
Does not your calling forbid any patronage of the mimic Art? ". From Wordnik.com. [Temporal Power] Reference
First thing that comes to mind Can you name something that some people often "forbid" in their home?. From Wordnik.com. [Answerbag: Latest Questions in Question Categories] Reference
She showed no irritation, not even at the "forbid," but smiled quietly, and without reply returned to her tent. From Wordnik.com. [The Leopard Woman] Reference
Let her know that she has filled up the measure of her iniquity, and that her sins are such as forbid delays and call for speedy vengeance. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
"forbid" her from seeing a man; she needs to grow a backbone. From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com - News] Reference
So 'forbid' till you're tired, if you like; I've given my word, and I'm going -- that's settled! ". From Wordnik.com. [Sara, a Princess] Reference
The most famous of all: "" It is forbidden to forbid. ''"". From Wordnik.com. [You Said You Wanted A Revolution] Reference
That led the ISU to forbid more than one judge per country. From Wordnik.com. [Our Sport Has Gangrene] Reference
Ranchers chafe at laws that forbid them to kill the jaguars. From Wordnik.com. [The Return Of The Big Cats] Reference
The Qu'ran and Islamic law forbid suicide in the strongest terms. From Wordnik.com. [Understanding Islam] Reference
I reasoned that it was better to control pool access than to forbid it. From Wordnik.com. [Summertime And Litigiousness Is Easy] Reference
Yet we're in this era where heaven forbid you say anything slightly political. From Wordnik.com. [Comedian In Chief] Reference
The part of the bill IBD cites doesn't forbid insurers from issuing new plans. From Wordnik.com. [Seven Falsehoods About Health Care] Reference
And if practical politics forbid a truly flat tax, some simplification is at least possible. From Wordnik.com. [The New Orthodoxy] Reference
Major-league rules forbid computers in dugouts, to protect against stealth data transmission. From Wordnik.com. [The Diamond Goes Digital] Reference
In hopes of stopping the spiral, some state legislatures now forbid the sale of animal parts while still permitting hunting. From Wordnik.com. [The New Killing Fields] Reference
Kathleen Dixon, director of women's studies at the university, explained: "We forbid any course that says we restrict free speech.". From Wordnik.com. [Y2k: You Must Remember This] Reference
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