Example sentences of "i can not tell [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I do not say , ‘ Believe me , for I can not tell a lie . ’ |
| 2 | And he was fain to acknowledge the tenant 's insistence that the bargain was sacrosanct : ‘ I can not much saie against that ; but yet I perceaue I shalbe a losser still by this bargaine , thowghe I can not tell the reason why ’ More prosaically , landownership was hedged about by varying degrees of limitation resulting from the security of customary tenures , accompanied as often as not by inelasticity of rents . |
| 3 | I can not tell the hon. Gentleman now what my attitude will be at the end of a meeting that is due to take place on Wednesday because the whole purpose of that meeting is for negotiations to take place . |
| 4 | I can not tell the farming community that this will be a short negotiation . |
| 5 | I have some difficulty in distinguishing between the parliamentary popinjays , or whatever they call themselves — the Pattens , the Patties and the patsies — I can not tell the difference . |
| 6 | I now admit that I can not tell the difference — but to hell with it , the sauce is so good ! |