Example sentences of "[not/n't] tell you " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I would not tell you if I could . |
| 2 | They will not tell you whether a child is going to be a good citizen , when he 's nice to know or whether he 's well motivated . |
| 3 | They will not tell you a lot about what 's going to make him tick as an adult , except that he might be good at a particular academic subject . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You would have heard officially on Monday but I thought why not tell you now and save you a week-end 's worry . |
| 5 | I need not tell you how topical this subject is . |
| 6 | I did not tell you lies but I do deserve your contempt . |
| 7 | I can not tell you which type you have fitted to your Land Rover . |
| 8 | I would recommend a 7.50 x 16 radial fitted to your own rims or to modestly wide eight spoke rims ( I dare not tell you my preference or people will think I am biased towards Michelin ) . |
| 9 | I will not tell you where Elsie ! |
| 10 | I can not tell you my thoughts as I sat on the stand and watched the Arsenal playing far below their proper form . |
| 11 | If candidates ' responses do not tell you what you need to know then follow up your initial question with a more specific one . |
| 12 | ‘ If you practise , they will not tell you are not a waiter . ’ |
| 13 | I can not tell you , boy , how beautiful that field is ! ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Did I not tell you it would be my very best work ? ’ |
| 15 | Shamlou hissed : ‘ I will not tell you again to keep quiet . |
| 16 | Miss Anthony 's London agent tells me : ‘ Lysette is filming The Hour of The Pig , in France , at the moment and it is true she is discussing some forthcoming projects , but I can not tell you what they are . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I stabbed Caroline , I can not tell you how many times . |
| 18 | However , this still does not tell you what to do in a crisis or if an unexpected emergency arises . |
| 19 | If you think you might want to take an HIV antibody test to find out if you are infected , it is important to know what the test can and can not tell you . |
| 20 | Did they not tell you that you might be held ? |
| 21 | ‘ Och , they 've all got names , but I could not tell you what they are . |
| 22 | Did they not tell you that ? |
| 23 | The only problem with them is that they do not tell you how . |
| 24 | I can not tell you everything about roses , because I do n't know it all — nobody does , or ever will . |
| 25 | ‘ Sire ! ’ he exclaimed , ‘ I can not tell you , it 'd be a betrayal of every sacred vow in the cookbook . ’ |
| 26 | This biography is not merely content to tell you everything you ever wanted to know about Dickens ( interesting fact : Dickens spoke with a slight ‘ metallic burr ’ in his voice ) ; nor does it stop at telling you everything you never wanted to know about Dickens ( uninteresting fact : there were white Christmases for the first eight years of Dickens ' life ) ; it goes so far , as with that unidentified novel , as to let you know when it can not tell you something . |
| 27 | " Miriam , " she said instead , " I can not tell you how worried I am for Harry . |
| 28 | " Ladies and gentlemen , I need not tell you how we are ravaged by this disease in Krishnapur ! |
| 29 | I will not tell you what the production will be |
| 30 | I can not tell you how to create an ad . |