Example sentences of "one can not tell " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Academy lists are full of spelling mistakes ; whether they reflect the carelessness of the artists or later wrong transcriptions one can not tell . |
| 2 | Edward is quiet and aloof — one can not tell what he is thinking . |
| 3 | What the difference is between a real thing and a ‘ counterfeit ’ , one can not tell , but anyway the idea of perversion as opposed to creation comes over . |
| 4 | ‘ One can not tell about Anna without Constanza coming into it . |
| 5 | To withhold that assistance constitutes an irregularity which may be material depending on the circumstances , since , if the jury return a guilty verdict , one can not tell whether some misconception or irrelevance has played a part . |
| 6 | Boswell hit back : ‘ I am diverted with you , sir , ’ and Johnson laid him low : ‘ Doing such a thing makes one lose confidence in him who has done it , as one can not tell what he may do next . ’ |
| 7 | At Forncett , the average rent per acre of lands leased was markedly lower in the fifteenth century than in the late fourteenth , although one can not tell from the published figures how far the fluctuations may have been due to variations in the quality of the particular pieces of land being leased at the time rather than to a general decline in rent levels . |