Example sentences of "not tell [pers pn] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wondered why McIllvanney had not told me that Rickie and Robin-Anne Crowninshield were drug addicts , then I realised that McIllvanney would not have told me anything that might have risked my acceptance of the charter , but now that I had learned that the twins had such a severe drug problem I was even less keen to take on the job . |
| 2 | It is implicit from her statement that , according to her , Mr. Steed , too , had not told her that he had appointed her to be his attorney . |
| 3 | And not tell her that I know and wait for her to tell me . |
| 4 | well , oh you 're supposed to have four cups I 'll er I 'll use it one day and not tell you and see if you can tell the difference shall I ? |
| 5 | She could not tell them that she was desperately in love with Bob Lamb . |
| 6 | He did not tell them that the bodies had been dealt with like parcels . |
| 7 | Well I better not tell them because it will completely spoil their holiday but erm it 's h it 's interesting because we 've been mentioning it to other people I 'm sure they 've never . |
| 8 | ‘ You will not tell him that you know of his lapse , will you ? ’ |
| 9 | I did not tell him that his imitation of the French was far more like what I had been seeing for the past year . |
| 10 | Since I am a mild and humane man , I did not tell him that it was utterly hopeless , but as a matter of deference to him I presented his formula to George Elvin , who declined to have anything to do with it . |
| 11 | So she did not tell him that she was too shaky later to resume the conversation for a different reason ; she did not describe to him — or to the readers of Blot — what ensued . |
| 12 | I did not want to worry him in his last moments , so I did not tell him that Linton was also dying . |
| 13 | Athelstan dare not tell him that he had already resolved one of them . |
| 14 | He 'd think she was an imbecile , anyway , so why not tell him and prove him right . |
| 15 | Now he does not tell her that he is going to put a knife to that child 's throat and burn his body to ashes . |
| 16 | He did not tell her that hers was the only female reputation he had ever given any thought to and that he did not know why he bothered . |
| 17 | Did you not tell her that everyone dresses up for Willi 's party ? |
| 18 | Defence solicitor Mr Liam McNally , told Magherafelt Magistrate 's Court that , unfortunately the stars did not tell her that there were four policemen in a car following her and she would be appearing in court in September . |
| 19 | Her mother had high hopes for her to take O-levels and go higher , so when she was pregnant , Elaine could not tell her because she felt she 'd let her down . |
| 20 | Do not tell me that they are old ideas . |
| 21 | Please do not tell me that the object of professional boxing is to accumulate points by touching parts of the opponent 's head . |
| 22 | Do not tell me that Sir Alexander Ramsay of Dalwolsey , renowned in the ranks of chivalry , has been deprived of all dealings with the female kind ? |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | She did not tell me that many of the children at the school were ill . |
| 26 | Did you not tell me that all the surviving females of the family have fled there , to take refuge from my vengeance ? ’ |
| 27 | but I mean you can not tell me that , that |
| 28 | The sceptic says that there is a difference between the two hypotheses but that you can not tell it since it is evidence-transcendent . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | The other preliminary matter is that the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 does not tell you whether the seller is liable . |