Example sentences of "but i [modal v] not tell " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I shall not tell you their names . |
| 2 | ‘ Och , they 've all got names , but I could not tell you what they are . |
| 3 | I knew who the murderer was , but I could not tell anyone . |
| 4 | I wanted to answer his question , but I could not tell him my terrible secret . |
| 5 | Miss Anthony 's London agent tells me : ‘ Lysette is filming The Hour of The Pig , in France , at the moment and it is true she is discussing some forthcoming projects , but I can not tell you what they are . ’ |