Example sentences of "tell [noun prp] [conj] [pron] [modal v] not " in BNC.

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1 And if that was n't a big enough blow to Travis 's hopes , Rosemary , in the cold light of morning , told Travis that she would not be accepting any more invitations to the flat opposite for supper either .
2 In early December Lancaster attempted to negotiate with the court by sending Ralph Basset and William de Clinton with proposals for a settlement , but they were met with a firm refusal by Edward , who told Lancaster that he should not attempt to bargain with his king .
3 and er , Miss I told Mrs that I ca n't write and she goes you 'd better write dear she said you got a test , I said it 's not my fault I 've got a , a sore hand she , I goes
4 and er , Miss I told Mrs that I ca n't write and she goes you 'd better write dear she said you got a test , I said it 's not my fault I 've got a , a sore hand she , I goes
5 Then , curled up in bed that night , she told Fenna that she must not do it anymore , she must not wander off , he must not let her .
6 And that 's wrong but if you , if you told Carole that she would n't believe you .
7 And you told Kath that we would n't have to go this weekend .
8 " You know , I once told Laura that I would n't like to be left alone with you for any length of time . "
9 He must be more patient and brace himself up to realise that he was the only person who could tackle the present chaotic state of affairs , ' This was the fourth time the King had told MacDonald that he would not accept his resignation .
10 Germany has told Benin that it will not help with pesticide disposal until it refuses unnecessary donations .
11 Eliot had already told Browne that he could not promise to deliver the play until June at the earliest .
12 And I said I 'd tell Simon but I would n't .
13 With the exception of Michael Colborne , everyone within the palace was telling Charles that he should not be getting involved .
14 What with all this baring of fangs and of ultimate weapons , these snarlings and ‘ long-term psychic damage ’ , how is one to protest mildly that Prothero is — with an engagingly archaic elegance ( ‘ stamps a man too disadvantageously ’ ) — telling Pound that he need n't waste his time submitting manuscripts to the Quarterly Review for the time being ?
15 Have to tell Maggie that she ca n't do the lollipop .
16 And you 'll have to tell Akela that you wo n't be there next week .
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