Example sentences of "[modal v] not tell you " in BNC.
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| 1 | it hurts , but we must n't tell you where . |
| 2 | ‘ I must n't tell you that I want to bury myself in your body ? ’ he enquired . |
| 3 | The chap there said , ‘ I really should n't tell you this , but there has been a political dispute over the spelling of ecu . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Perhaps I should n't tell you , but I 'm sure it 'll go no further . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Perhaps I should n't tell you this , but — but one of the walled gardens is locked up . |
| 6 | ‘ I was contacted — by the consul in Monte — oh , I should n't tell you these things , but … ’ |
| 7 | Should n't tell you this , but when you 're retired there 's nothing much they can do to you , is there ? |
| 8 | Half a gross on each board yeah , oh you could n't move away from your board at all and it was erm Mr his eyes seemed to be perhaps I should n't tell you this , but I 'm going to , it may be a bit humorous for you my er Mr used to send me out through the back way into street I think it is now , to wait for the paperman with a sporting book oh should I have said that ? |
| 9 | Not a this is yours three I 've got three pairs , oh and I should n't tell you anyway cos you 'll bloody beat me anyway , so |
| 10 | Charlotte was drinking sherry , do n't suppose , should n't tell you that but she only had one little drop and I was |
| 11 | * The question may not tell you to give examples , but you should , and you should show how the examples relate to your answer . |
| 12 | Keeping her voice low , Mrs McMahon began , ‘ I 'll not tell you his name — I 'll not tell anyone his name ; that will go to the grave with me — but he was n't English , Ellie . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's time to get up , ’ she was saying , ‘ Come along , I 'll not tell you again . |
| 14 | ‘ Och , they 've all got names , but I could not tell you what they are . |
| 15 | I do not know — I could not tell you or … |
| 16 | What er caused them to put that for the er group forward I could not tell you , but that 's what he stood for , this protestant action . |
| 17 | As I have explained , I could not tell you what I was doing . |
| 18 | ‘ Putney Heath , but I could n't tell you on the telephone . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I could n't tell you the regiment , but there is a lieutenant of that name staying here . |
| 20 | ‘ I could n't tell you much about Liverpool 's players these days but ask me about Uxbridge 's outside-right and I 'll give you a Dimbleby lecture — if you can stay awake long enough , ’ he jokes . |
| 21 | On the other hand I 'm afraid I could n't tell you whether Stuart was wearing his medium-dark-grey suit or his dark-dark-grey suit for the ceremony . |
| 22 | How many people have I caught , I could n't tell you cos I 've never kept a record . |
| 23 | They could n't tell you off for not turning off the lights but you were n't meant to be out of your dorm or even out of bed . |
| 24 | I I could n't tell you that . |
| 25 | We did get a bit of u of er union pay then I I could n't tell you how much it was but it was n't very much , but er |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | I could n't tell you because your reactions were always so extreme . ’ |
| 28 | And I supplied , ooh could n't tell you the firms . |
| 29 | I mean they 'd got to be out for er could n't tell you , Christmas or something like that . |
| 30 | Yes , yes well as I say , you 're coming into the shop and I do n't know what was in now I could n't tell you , but anyway |