Example sentences of "[verb] not tell me " in BNC.
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| 31 | Please do not tell me that the object of professional boxing is to accumulate points by touching parts of the opponent 's head . |
| 32 | ‘ You question me as though I were a pedlar but you do not tell me what you are doing in the forest . |
| 33 | 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 ? |
| 34 | 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 . |
| 35 | 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 . ’ |
| 36 | ‘ Mister , you 'ave n't told me your own name . ’ |
| 37 | ‘ Is that why you did n't tell me , because you were thinking of me , of her … ’ |
| 38 | ‘ But she did n't tell me she was going . ’ |
| 39 | ‘ You did n't tell me you had a son , ’ Mackintosh went on . |
| 40 | ‘ He did n't tell me . ’ |
| 41 | ‘ You did n't tell me anyone had died . ’ |
| 42 | Allen : He did n't tell me this . |
| 43 | ‘ You did n't tell me it was going to be anything like this ! ’ |
| 44 | ‘ And you did n't tell me ? , |
| 45 | ‘ No , he did n't tell me that . ’ |
| 46 | ‘ But Eva did n't tell me anything . |
| 47 | He said : The police did n't tell me who she was . |
| 48 | She did n't tell me because she did n't want me to feel worse about them . |
| 49 | You did n't tell me . ’ |
| 50 | She did n't tell me , but I heard . |
| 51 | ‘ You did n't tell me this , ’ said Alec to Miss Sowerby . |
| 52 | ‘ Did n't tell me she was a stripper . ’ |
| 53 | ‘ So what is it that my people did n't tell me ? ’ |
| 54 | And then Molly plucked up her courage to say , as casually as she could , ‘ I wonder why the advertisement did n't tell me what dress to wear . ’ |
| 55 | And she sent me to a mother and toddler group , I mean , she did n't tell me about any self-help groups , it 's mother and toddler , she just said take you and the baby and go to mother and toddler and that 'll be it . |
| 56 | ‘ No , you did n't tell me . ’ |
| 57 | ‘ He did n't tell me . ’ |
| 58 | You did n't tell me that , did you , Maria ? |
| 59 | I am not surprised that they did n't tell me about it ; we had very little money in our house . |
| 60 | I 'm sure she did n't tell me everything . |