Example sentences of "[vb mod] not tell him " in BNC.
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| 1 | I agree that we must not tell him , but he is sure to find out , you know . |
| 2 | Again , so far as the language of the statute is concerned , I can see no reason in principle why the constable in the course of explaining to the driver his rights under section 8(2) should not tell him , if it be the case , that he , the constable , will require the replacement specimen to be of blood . |
| 3 | You must n't tell him you 've seen me — that 's all over and done with . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You told me I must n't tell him . |
| 5 | Sam here 's asked me to be his wife , and I do n't see why I should n't tell him yes . " |
| 6 | " Well , he does n't know and you 'll not tell him , will you ? " |
| 7 | But she could not tell him her real reason for trying to dissuade him . |
| 8 | But Louise could not tell him . |
| 9 | I did , but could not tell him . |
| 10 | Father Jankowski looked at me so kindly I could not tell him . |
| 11 | She felt she could not tell him the truth to his face , but there was another way . |
| 12 | I wanted to answer his question , but I could not tell him my terrible secret . |
| 13 | The poser being , of course , that she could not tell him either the true reason she was here , or even who she really was . |
| 14 | Both of them realised that he had abandoned all pretence that Sally-Anne was an ordinary young woman come to work in Vetch Street , but neither of them pursued the matter , Dr Neil from delicacy , and Sally-Anne because she could not tell him the real truth about herself — he would undoubtedly immediately send her back to the embassy , and she did not want that at all — it would be failure . |
| 15 | She could not tell him about Havvie ; neither could she speak the lie to him , not to Dr Neil , but she could not tell him the truth , for that would mean telling him who she was , and she could not tell him that , not here , not now ; it would spoil everything between them if he knew that she was the spoiled and pampered American Princess . |
| 16 | She could not tell him about Havvie ; neither could she speak the lie to him , not to Dr Neil , but she could not tell him the truth , for that would mean telling him who she was , and she could not tell him that , not here , not now ; it would spoil everything between them if he knew that she was the spoiled and pampered American Princess . |
| 17 | She could not tell him about Havvie ; neither could she speak the lie to him , not to Dr Neil , but she could not tell him the truth , for that would mean telling him who she was , and she could not tell him that , not here , not now ; it would spoil everything between them if he knew that she was the spoiled and pampered American Princess . |
| 18 | She had sensed from the beginning that his compliments to her were of a different kind from those he bestowed so liberally upon every female in sight , but she could n't tell him that , while in her heart she liked them , she might be annoyed by his assumption that they were always acceptable . |
| 19 | Back then it was called ‘ nancy boys ’ which was what my father used to call homosexuals , and he thought that all actors were homosexuals , so I could n't tell him that everyone in the company that I first joined was homosexual — except me . |
| 20 | She found she could n't tell him after all . |
| 21 | She could n't tell him that it had aroused her ; that the smarting of her breasts and belly and buttocks had combined to generate an absurd pleasure ; that the gentle scourging of her flesh had stimulated a tide of salaciousness ; that she was enjoying it . |
| 22 | I could n't tell him while he 's there . |
| 23 | Charlie looked in , wanting Josie , but Lucy could n't tell him where she 'd gone . |
| 24 | Well at that particular time I could n't tell him . |
| 25 | No , she could n't tell him , she just could n't . |
| 26 | She could n't tell him she was afraid of their lives becoming more entwined . |
| 27 | ‘ I could n't tell him for sure , but he 's been taking Vulcan out most days . |
| 28 | 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 ) . |
| 29 | I did n't enjoy deceiving Eric , but I knew it was necessary ; I could n't tell him I 'd done it because he would n't have understood why I 'd done it . |
| 30 | She did , of course , but she could n't tell him that . |