Example sentences of "i [modal v] [not/n't] [verb] you the " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I could n't tell you the regiment , but there is a lieutenant of that name staying here . |
2 | But one one time one man put up and I do n't know the reason why and I could n't tell you the year but his name was er the Honour somebody . |
3 | He used to go to a lotta places er that as knocked down or , well I could n't tell you the kind of job , but often there was some locks on the premises was er , perhaps needed repair or he wanted them to be in before he could leave the job and say here you are , that 's the job done . |
4 | ‘ I could n't tell you the truth , Ruth . |
5 | I I could n't tell you the exact number but it was over a hundred shops in Edinburgh . |
6 | And he said , it 's most unlike me , as you probably know , but he said I could n't tell you the last time I had time off work , but he said , I have n't been into the office since th cos I 've been feeling really bad ! |
7 | It would be an enormous relief — and if you 're waiting for me to struggle , demand you release me , you can wait till hell freezes over , Feargal McMahon , because I would n't give you the satisfaction ! ’ |
8 | ‘ I would n't give you the satisfaction , ’ she said , tilting her chin scornfully . |
9 | " These are from my share of the fruit , " he said , " for I ca n't give you the pears that belong to my brothers . " |
10 | Erm , another reason why I ca n't give you the whole story of course is because then there 'd be no reason to take this baby rather than this baby at the hospital , you know , so their histories are exactly identical , I E nil , erm , nothing individuates them on that account . |
11 | yeah , erm I would take a guess that there will be because we still have ambitions to shed a load of space so it would be advisable to re-fit to release further space we have another twenty six smaller stores that we have n't done at all yet other than put a so yes we 'll have an on-going re-fit programme I ca n't give you the exact details because erm how many it 's gon na be but there will be certainly an on-going re-fit programme . |
12 | It comes in handy , know a blue car and I think it has a boot , I ca n't tell you the type of , do n't make it up , if you do n't kn know , do n't make it up . |
13 | I ca n't tell you the dreck we 're going to have in it . |
14 | ‘ I ca n't tell you the reason , ’ he murmured . |
15 | I ca n't tell you the terrible sense of horror I had . |
16 | Yes , I know that Wolverhampton won , but I ca n't tell you the actual score . |
17 | And because I 've known that love , I ca n't deny you the opportunity . ’ |
18 | But I wo n't tell you the end ! |
19 | I wo n't give you the satisfaction ! |
20 | They sent me to Cambridge for a couple of terms — that 's where I first realized I must run — I do n't want to blaspheme about one of your famous institutions so I sha n't tell you the name of my college though you 're longing to know — the girls in their bed-sitters , the cocoa-drinking , the tittle-tattle , the atmosphere of heartiness or domesticity in the combination-room — But , my dear , it must be getting late and here I am telling you things that you know as well as I do . ’ |
21 | Aye you see I can not tell you the right story , but when Mary Queen of Scots |
22 | 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 . |
23 | That 's right so you then go into the en suite room , well I can not tell you the trouble I 've had from the en suite ! |
24 | I can not give you the exact quantities you should use , for it will vary from one water to another according to the carp population . |
25 | All this may seem like a put-off — but so many have died through lack of thought , facilities and impatience I can not give you the impression that they are going to be cheap and easy , quite the reverse ! |