Example sentences of "not tell [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Jack Cunningham , MP , who was touring the site at the time , was not told of the incident .
2 In one study , the essence of secretions from a female 's armpit were smeared onto the upper lips of other females who , perhaps fortunately , were not told of the origin of the smears .
3 We are not told of the use or otherwise of anaesthetics , nor of any benefits flowing from such research .
4 At first , Hendry was not told of the mystery woman 's mission but was informed when he noticed the beefed-up security at his matches .
5 Again , her family were not told of the seriousness of the condition until a month later and just days defore she died .
6 The Daily Mail stressed that this failed to console the victim 's distraught family , friends and workmates , her MP or the probation service , who were also not told of the killer 's threat .
7 If you are not told of the risk that you run , you might be able to complain of an unfair dismissal if you are sacked following a recurrence of the same conduct .
8 The row deepened with revelations that the BBC board was not told of the tax arrangement and was not aware that the director-general job had not been advertised before Mr Birt was appointed .
9 One angry passenger claimed travellers were not told about the bomb warning .
10 It is expected that adoption of each of these programmes will be delayed and this in turn will affect dates for calls for proposals , publicity events , etc , although we can not tell at the moment how long the delay will last and the consequences it may have .
11 She could not tell in the torchlight whether it was ink or blood .
12 There are two rooms at the front and two at the back on each floor , and although you could not tell from the outside , the first floor rooms are a foot higher than those below .
13 JOKES NOT TO TELL AT THE ZOO
14 JOKES NOT TO TELL AT THE DOCTOR 'S
15 JOKES NOT TO TELL AT THE TABLE
16 You just could n't tell from the outside .
17 You could n't tell by the way he performed .
18 We both just say stationary so you ca n't tell by the sound of it how you spell it ?
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