Example sentences of "[vb base] [not/n't] tell i " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not-do n't tell me that it 's our friend Sir Henry ! ’ |
| 2 | Nevertheless do not tell me of it , even to confirm me ; for it is what we can not analyse or arrange , any more than the rich simplicity of childhood . |
| 3 | Do not tell me that they are old ideas . |
| 4 | Please do not tell me that the object of professional boxing is to accumulate points by touching parts of the opponent 's head . |
| 5 | ‘ You question me as though I were a pedlar but you do not tell me what you are doing in the forest . |
| 6 | 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 ? |
| 7 | You do not tell me the depth of your pond , but shallow ponds ( if yours is indeed shallow ) are much more prone to algal infestation because they warm up so much more quickly and have such a large surface area in relation to volume . |
| 8 | Foolish because if you do not tell me , I have the power to take you away from the river bank , away from the sun and light , and shut you in the caracol for ever . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Do n't tell me to pull myself together , ’ I said . |
| 10 | More than one sceptical senior colleague has been admonished , ‘ Do n't tell me what ; tell me how . |
| 11 | Do n't tell me that little toy cost you less than a hundred and twenty , Cullam . ’ |
| 12 | I hope she do n't tell me to go back to my old room , cos I really like sleeping with Marie . |
| 13 | ‘ And please do n't tell me what I know or do n't know . ’ |
| 14 | Do n't tell me you 're … , |
| 15 | Please do n't tell me to buy children 's shoes as I already do so when I need a flat pair , but I like high heels and am finding it increasingly difficult to buy them . |
| 16 | Mr Yossi Sarid , of the leftwing opposition Citizens Rights Movement , quoted from the lyrics : ‘ Do n't tell me about the girl who lost her eye . |
| 17 | Do n't tell me about the girl who lost her childhood . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ No , do n't tell me the police are looking for a getaway sleigh . |
| 19 | ‘ Do n't tell me , ’ said Philip 's Dad . |
| 20 | ‘ Do n't tell me that you two are talking shop , ’ Andrew said . |
| 21 | Do n't tell me you 've met Colonel Bumface before , boy ? |
| 22 | ‘ Do n't tell me what to do , ’ he snapped . |
| 23 | ‘ Do n't tell me what to do , ’ he said . |
| 24 | ‘ Do n't tell me , you 're lookin' f'Zam , right ? ’ |
| 25 | Do n't tell me that Charlene in Neighbours was very different from The Hendersons ’ Char , ’ said Alan Hardy . |
| 26 | ‘ Do n't tell me you 're jealous ? ’ |
| 27 | But do n't tell me . |
| 28 | Do n't tell me , ’ sneered Biff . |
| 29 | Please do n't tell me to run in the park like everybody else . |
| 30 | Do n't tell me what I remember and what I do n't ! |