Example sentences of "not [vb infin] we [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Edward Pechter puts it , ‘ History does not tell us what the text is , because we decide what history is , and then put history into the text , rather than the other way round . ’ |
| 2 | The story does not tell us what the Israelites had to eat in Egypt , but it gives our imaginations enough information to work on . |
| 3 | However , the laws do not tell us what the universe should have looked like when it started — it would still be up to God to wind up the clockwork and choose how to start it off . |
| 4 | He did not tell us what the reference was . |
| 5 | They did n't tell us what the operation was for . |
| 6 | The words set up an echo in Lorton 's mind : he remembered Sue 's death , and the doctor saying , She ca n't tell us what the problem was now , Mr Lorton . |