Example sentences of "[not/n't] tell [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you can not tell them apart , would two fish of the same sex fight ? |
| 2 | Sir Walter Scott called barefoot and ragged wild mountain Scots lads ‘ gillie wetfoots ’ , saying he could not tell them apart from the fairies who ‘ beat the bushes ’ . |
| 3 | So they did not tell him where Jesus was , but made their way home without going back to Jerusalem . |
| 4 | Miranda did not tell him why she had not had the nerve to buttonhole Meursault again , in a later break in the filming . |
| 5 | She was so glad that Len was back by her side , and yet she dared not tell him why , because he would only be angry and perhaps start a fight and worry afterwards anyway . |
| 6 | But she would not tell him yet . |
| 7 | The poser being , of course , that she could not tell him either the true reason she was here , or even who she really was . |
| 8 | It did not tell him how many French had crossed the frontier , nor whether blücher was concentrating his army ; all it told him was that a French force had pushed back the Prussian outposts . |
| 9 | She knew she had better not tell him how much it had cost . |
| 10 | We did not tell him how glad we were that he had stayed away from the moor ! |
| 11 | She could not tell her yet ; not until Elizabeth was completely strong again . |
| 12 | There were other things he would not tell her either , such as the reason he had been called away from the restaurant . |
| 13 | ‘ Why not tell her now ? ’ said Rachaela , shrinking and cruel at once . |
| 14 | He did not tell her how he had performed this miracle , nor did she ask . |
| 15 | Kit could not tell her how he had managed to win such a victory against the local savages . |
| 16 | We set out before 7 a.m. , but Jean-Claude did not tell me how far away the château stood , or how long it would take to reach the boundary of the domain . |
| 17 | My uncle told me you were beautiful , but he did not tell me how beautiful . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Why did you not tell me how you were placed ? ’ demanded Lady Merchiston the moment she walked through the door . |
| 19 | You really can not tell me too much — I would rather sift through a huge amount of detail and give you a definite answer than have to suggest all the possible alternatives and leave you to figure out which applies in your case . |
| 20 | ‘ It will all come out when you have caught the murderers , why not tell me now ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Well , I 'd rather not tell you just now , but I suppose you 'll discover it sooner or later . |
| 22 | Shamlou hissed : ‘ I will not tell you again to keep quiet . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's time to get up , ’ she was saying , ‘ Come along , I 'll not tell you again . |
| 24 | I will not tell you where Elsie ! |
| 25 | I can not tell you where she is staying . |
| 26 | I can not tell you why , but please do what I ask you , and never come near the moor again . |
| 27 | I can not tell you why . |
| 28 | We can not tell you why . |
| 29 | We can not tell you why . |
| 30 | I need not tell you how topical this subject is . |