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 . |