Example sentences of "tell [pron] [pron] can [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rang up Doreen and told her I can not come after all . |
| 2 | I do not mind being told what I can not do , so long as I can accede to an adequate reason why . |
| 3 | W H Smith said : ‘ We have sold out everywhere and the manufacturers have told us we can not have any more before Christmas . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Tell him I can not see anyone , ’ said a voice from inside the study . |
| 5 | ‘ Guidelines tell us we can not transmit an undue amount of bad language . |
| 6 | ‘ Shall I tell her I can not marry her ? ’ laughed the soldier . |
| 7 | But then no foreigner is ever going to tell me I can not walk on my country 's hills . |