Example sentences of "i [modal v] not [verb] tell " in BNC.
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| 1 | I must not stay to tell you his sweet sayings , save one . |
| 2 | ‘ I must not omit to tell you , ’ wrote Gould nonchalantly in a letter to Jardine on 16 January 1837 , ‘ that Mr Darwin 's Collection of Birds ( made during the late survey under Capn FitzRoy ) are exceedingly fine ; they are placed in my hands to describe ; some of the forms are very singular particularly those from the Gallipagos [ sic ] . |
| 3 | Samson replied : ‘ If I truly knew what would be best both for you and us , I should not hesitate to tell you . |
| 4 | I would not have told you place or time if I did not know that every man of them is far into the mountains and out of your reach long before this . |
| 5 | For if I should wish to love you and no other except for my wedded husband I shall not fail to tell you . " ) |
| 6 | I will not attempt to tell you what art is — many far more clever people than I am have failed to define it . |
| 7 | I well remember the long watches of the night when I and my baby struggled to overcome a physical incapability on my part , and I can not begin to tell you the relief on both sides when I strode out of the house , bought the largest tin of baby food I could find , and gave her the first square meal she had had since birth . |