Example sentences of "n't be told " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bee Moore , who worked in Westlands and was a sister of Paccy Moore the shoemaker , had heard that Eve was dead from horrible injuries and that Benny was in such shock she could n't be told . |
| 2 | Could n't be told anything . |
| 3 | ‘ Force-fed your so-called heroes/Do n't be told who to like/It 's your choice … ’ |
| 4 | But you wo n't be told , either , about the voluntary work he puts into training and helping young barristers . |
| 5 | You should have seen the butter he put on his toast in the mornings , I kept on at him but you know what he was like , he would n't be told . |
| 6 | ‘ They would n't be told . |
| 7 | ‘ What a set-up for a young lass when her father must n't be told she goes to a dance , ’ said Lizzie , which brought forth from Peggy the sharp and quizzical retort , ‘ Remember , Mam , when I was fifteen I was n't allowed out at all after six o'clock unless you were with me . ’ |
| 8 | She must n't be told , he 'd said . |
| 9 | Some wo n't be told . |
| 10 | 2 of those due to go ca n't be told until they return to school next week . |
| 11 | Yes but you wo n't be told , I mean |
| 12 | No I 've warned Ron he 's such an obstinate so and so , he wo n't be told ! |
| 13 | No it 's not , he says but , they ca n't be told . |