Example sentences of "[not/n't] tell [pers pn] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did not tell them that the bodies had been dealt with like parcels . |
| 2 | Please do not tell me that the object of professional boxing is to accumulate points by touching parts of the opponent 's head . |
| 3 | I know Maria did not tell me that the food was often burnt and uneatable , or that they could not sleep because the beds were too cold . |
| 4 | She did not tell me that the poor hungry children had to wash with ice in the morning , and walk through wet snow to sit for two hours with icy feet in a cold church on Sundays . |
| 5 | They will not tell you whether a child is going to be a good citizen , when he 's nice to know or whether he 's well motivated . |
| 6 | The other preliminary matter is that the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 does not tell you whether the seller is liable . |
| 7 | For example , there were three guides and 15 clients on the trip , but Hinkes does not tell us that the summit party consisted of three guides … plus one client . |
| 8 | Right now this time I 'm not telling you that the acceleration for some we wo n't bother writing it like that right we 'll write it this way . |
| 9 | On another occasion David Bellamy said to me ‘ You ca n't tell me that a canoe would not disturb an otter ’ . |
| 10 | He would n't tell them that the friend did n't exist , that she was dead , and that there was only the house that Mrs Wright visited and put flowers in . |
| 11 | We ca n't tell them that the King is too drunk to go to his own coronation ! ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Like , maybe your parents were just fattening you up until you would make a decent meal for these dragons , or it was an intelligence test ; the kids smart enough to have sussed out the fact there were dragons around were the ones that would survive , and the ones that just lay there , trusting , each night , deserved to die , and their parents could n't tell them or the dragons would eat them , and stories about dragons were the only clues you were ever given ; that was all the adults could do to warn you … |
| 13 | I ca n't tell you whether the national critics are being unnecessarily difficult or whether it is truly deserving of some of the harshest write-ups to be given to a film this year . |
| 14 | ‘ So , ’ Luke 's voice overrode her own , ‘ I 'm sure I need n't tell you that the evening has a better chance of success with four of us rather than three . ’ |
| 15 | For instance , they did n't tell you if the landowner and Mr Alec Chipstead were one and the same person , though you could tell that was what they meant . |