Example sentences of "[vb mod] [not/n't] tell you the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ I could n't tell you the regiment , but there is a lieutenant of that name staying here . |
| 4 | ‘ I could n't tell you the truth , Ruth . |
| 5 | I ca n't tell you the dreck we 're going to have in it . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ I ca n't tell you the reason , ’ he murmured . |
| 8 | 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 . ’ |
| 9 | But I wo n't tell you the end ! |
| 10 | 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 ! |