Example sentences of "[not/n't] tell [pers pn] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So when asked why I had not told her the whole story , I replied , ‘ Because you never asked me . ’ |
| 2 | she had guessed Taczek had not told her the whole truth of his relationship with Mills but now had confirmation . |
| 3 | The hon. Member for Sedgefield ( Mr. Blair ) has huffed and puffed , but he has not told us the Labour party 's position on a single proposal contained in the Green Paper . |
| 4 | This afternoon , he has treated the House to an extraordinary collection of half-truths and inaccuracies , but he has not told us the Labour party 's attitude to the proposals that I identified in the statement . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Aye you see I can not tell you the right story , but when Mary Queen of Scots |
| 7 | I d I know that , there 's that phrase you know , we will never see his like again , I think we probably will , but it will be a very long time , and I can not tell you the infinite feeling of sadness erm , that I felt when I heard of his passing . |
| 8 | This does not tell us a great deal . |
| 9 | Moreover , stateless societies are either small tribal societies , or small communities within a larger political system , and their political arrangements do not tell us a great deal that is relevant to the great majority of human societies . |
| 10 | Dr Neil — he 's Stair Cochrane 's younger brother — he works for the poor in an East End practice — ’ Her voice almost broke when she said his name , and her mama knew immediately that Sally-Anne was not telling them the whole truth about her East End adventures . |
| 11 | " And how can I be sure you are not telling me a little mentirola ? |
| 12 | Erm you 're fairly Are you 're fairly confident that they 're not telling us a porky about this ? |
| 13 | It was my own fault , I suppose , for not telling you the whole truth , but I did it for your sake , because I loved you so much ! ’ |
| 14 | But if anyone said that Christianity was n't going to cost you anything , they were not telling you the full story . |
| 15 | He has some obsession she has n't told him the whole truth . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I have n't told you the whole story ! |
| 17 | He would n't tell me a whole lot about what the countries were like , because he did n't know himself . |
| 18 | ‘ Do n't tell me the great McKenna has never done so ! ’ |
| 19 | But she well she did n't , I mean she did n't tell me the intimate details or anything I do n't even know whether she has , she wo , she might have ju ge , been getting over dramatic or something ! |
| 20 | ‘ You did n't tell me the whole truth that evening at Ottavio 's , did you ? ’ |
| 21 | One parent says she 's angry that the school did n't tell her the whole truth about why the head left . |
| 22 | She feels they did n't tell her the whole truth . |
| 23 | ‘ I ca n't face that girl , I ca n't tell her the sadistic bastard that raped her is going to be let loose . ’ |
| 24 | Someone is sure to ask you how long it takes to knit a jumper , but do n't tell them the exact number of hours and minutes , or they will expect their jumper by tomorrow ! |
| 25 | It does n't tell you a great deal in that letter . |
| 26 | but there 's there 's something I did n't tell you the other day |
| 27 | But , when we came back , yes , there 's a sign there , but it did n't tell you the other side , you have to come |
| 28 | Before an interview , ask the interviewer what ground he wants to cover , though he wo n't tell you the actual questions . |
| 29 | Yes , I know that Wolverhampton won , but I ca n't tell you the actual score . |
| 30 | ‘ We did n't tell you the entire truth , Floy and I. ’ |