Example sentences of "[vb mod] [not/n't] [vb infin] you the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The retailer should not sell you the first slice and the second cut should be of a bright , usually pink colour . |
| 2 | France and Spain , okay , if you only got one of those countries right we could n't give you the point , it has to be both , question eighteen , in which book would you find the character Long John Silver ? |
| 3 | ‘ I could n't tell you the regiment , but there is a lieutenant of that name staying here . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | And I supplied , ooh could n't tell you the firms . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ I could n't tell you the truth , Ruth . |
| 8 | I I could n't tell you the exact number but it was over a hundred shops in Edinburgh . |
| 9 | 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 ! |
| 10 | The pater would n't give you the money for your passage and anyway , even if you found the fare , he could force you to come home . |
| 11 | 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 ! ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I would n't give you the satisfaction , ’ she said , tilting her chin scornfully . |
| 13 | ‘ Him , ’ they said , ‘ if he had two watches he still would n't give you the time . ’ |
| 14 | No cos your graph paper would n't show you the s at an angle . |
| 15 | annoying cos I sort of flared up with them and said , Well quote me the law , and they ca n't quote you the law I mean they it 's just someone who they seem to be we do it . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | I ca n't tell you the dreck we 're going to have in it . |
| 18 | ‘ I ca n't tell you the reason , ’ he murmured . |
| 19 | I ca n't tell you the terrible sense of horror I had . |
| 20 | Yes , I know that Wolverhampton won , but I ca n't tell you the actual score . |
| 21 | " These are from my share of the fruit , " he said , " for I ca n't give you the pears that belong to my brothers . " |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | And because I 've known that love , I ca n't deny you the opportunity . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Money buys you certain things , but it ca n't buy you the simple pleasures in life like going around the corner into a bar and having a drink , ’ he says |
| 26 | If you get stuck , pressing a combination of keys will show you one solution but , will not show you the graphics display that follows , to see that , you must solve the puzzle yourself , and judging by the opening graphics should be pretty good . |
| 27 | If the surveyor states that the property is most definitely not worth the agreed price and the building society will not advance you the money you need , you have three choices : abandon the property and look again , or go to another building society and hope that another surveyor will not make the same judgement , or go to your vendor 's estate agent , explain the situation and hope that the vendor will drop the price . |
| 28 | 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 . ’ |
| 29 | Before an interview , ask the interviewer what ground he wants to cover , though he wo n't tell you the actual questions . |
| 30 | But I wo n't tell you the end ! |