Example sentences of "but you [vb mod] not tell " in BNC.
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| 1 | But you wo n't tell no one , will you ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I did and you told me to trust you and I did , and I do , but you wo n't tell me anything — ’ |
| 3 | You hardly had room enough to do your job , but you dare n't tell 'em to get out o' the way ; or else they 'd say they 'd as much right to be there as you had ! |
| 4 | But you ca n't tell me that you 'd be happy remaining in London , not in charge , not being around to see everything was all right . ’ |
| 5 | But you ca n't tell . |
| 6 | ‘ But you ca n't tell me how ? ’ |
| 7 | There 's this guy , see , he thinks he 's pretty street-smart , but sometimes these things happen , he 's not so sure , and he wonders , can he really tell about this one particular girl , who he really likes her , but you ca n't tell by looking , can you ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ But you ca n't tell me your hardworking pilots wear out a silk scarf every other week , so you do n't need new ones all the time . ’ |
| 9 | But you ca n't tell that from here , we 're not , we 're not , we 're not into the acceleration yet . |
| 10 | AS the saying goes , you can always tell Sir Ranulph — aye , but you ca n't tell him much . |
| 11 | Yeah but you ca n't tell screws from security can you ? |
| 12 | Present off your aunt and it 's er like a , a little baby and you do n't like it and you 've got to write a thank you letter to her , but you ca n't tell her that you do n't like it , and you ca n't lie . |
| 13 | So erm , I went out and I had my hair , oh I 've had me hair permed again but you ca n't tell unless you put a brush through it though |
| 14 | You could but you ca n't tell them can you , anything no ? |
| 15 | But you ca n't tell these people . |
| 16 | But you would n't tell Mr Cantrell , would you . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Now listen , it 's true that we 're poor , ’ she told them , ‘ but you must not tell everyone . |
| 18 | The phrasing got so slow and emphatic that you knew that she wanted you to listen to and weigh up every single word ; but you could n't tell if each word was freighted with anger , or bitterness , or joy ; it just came out with great , quiet force , and you had to work out its tone for yourself . |
| 19 | The desert was alive , but you could n't tell how or where . |
| 20 | He is an ‘ insider ’ : an ex-member of MI5 , rising to deputy director ; but you could not tell that from this book . |