Example sentences of "not tell him [Wh adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So they did not tell him where Jesus was , but made their way home without going back to Jerusalem . |
| 2 | Miranda did not tell him why she had not had the nerve to buttonhole Meursault again , in a later break in the filming . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | She knew she had better not tell him how much it had cost . |
| 6 | We did not tell him how glad we were that he had stayed away from the moor ! |
| 7 | Once he had hit her so hard when she would n't tell him where she 'd been that she had had concussion . |
| 8 | He said that he had a video which he would bring round , but when he arrived he claimed to have lost it and still did n't provide a written description , so I would n't tell him where the dogs were . |
| 9 | Dolly said one had got in , that he threatened to do her in if she did n't tell him where all the valuables were . |
| 10 | No , the first thing he launched into was a harangue about how Gillian 's mother would n't tell him where we were staying . |
| 11 | Charlie looked in , wanting Josie , but Lucy could n't tell him where she 'd gone . |
| 12 | No no do n't tell him where I live . |
| 13 | He 'll waver if you do n't tell him when to take off . |
| 14 | He 'ad a knife and said he 'd do me in if I did n't tell him why we steamed the letter open . |
| 15 | I do n't tell him why I was so keen to accept a commission which involved six weeks in Africa , from a fading and somewhat ridiculous Hollywood producer . |
| 16 | But I did n't tell him why I wanted it . |
| 17 | I knew I 'd never be free of the dog until he was gone ( Eric , poor well-meaning bright but ignorant Eric , thought I still was n't , and I just could n't tell him why I knew I was ) . |
| 18 | He did n't tell him why . |
| 19 | I ca n't tell him how this exercise fits into the human background . |
| 20 | ‘ I hope you did n't tell him how we found out . ’ |
| 21 | I did n't tell him how she had caught hold of my hair again when I was reaching under the bed . |
| 22 | Anyway , you simply hand over everything you 've got and try to be polite with it , by which I mean do n't tell him how to do his own job . |
| 23 | She could n't tell him how his generosity had moved her , could n't tell him how she had misjudged him all along . |
| 24 | She could n't tell him how his generosity had moved her , could n't tell him how she had misjudged him all along . |