Example sentences of "[modal v] n't tell [pers pn] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I I could n't tell you the exact number but it was over a hundred shops in Edinburgh . |
| 2 | 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 ! |
| 3 | ‘ Corps would n't tell me the latest position on the phone , sir , ’ Woodruffe said . |
| 4 | ‘ If they would n't tell us the first time , why should they do so now ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I ca n't face that girl , I ca n't tell her the sadistic bastard that raped her is going to be let loose . ’ |
| 6 | Yes , I know that Wolverhampton won , but I ca n't tell you the actual score . |
| 7 | I ca n't tell you the terrible sense of horror I had . |
| 8 | Before an interview , ask the interviewer what ground he wants to cover , though he wo n't tell you the actual questions . |