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
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