Example sentences of "not tell [prep] the [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 |