Example sentences of "[vb mod] tell you [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the same , I must tell you that my heart sank when I thought of you getting ready to serve a life sentence of accounting in that ghastly tower block at London Bridge station . |
| 2 | I must tell you that this infant has never cried at all apart from at the moment of birth when he took his first breath — and that must be accepted as an unavoidable demand for satisfaction of an impossible desire . |
| 3 | My sister 's burnt her arm , but before you come and dress it , I must tell you that we 're frightfully hard up . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's difficult to believe that I 'm still a Musketeer , but I am , and as we 've always told each other everything , I must tell you that although Mummy and Dad do such a lot for me , I 'm Perfectly miserable . |
| 5 | However , I must tell you that another prospective tenant has appeared on the scene . |
| 6 | But now that you are reaching voting age and puberty , and will inevitably soon experience the same condition , I must tell you that my penis is fluorescent green and that I have five foreskins . |
| 7 | I must tell you that the road from here is broken . ’ |
| 8 | I must tell you that I see no advantage to them in this situation . |
| 9 | At the moment I ca n't promise you anything , but I must tell you that Yury Vladimirovich Andropov is a remarkable man . |
| 10 | And we 're going to grant this protection order which is temporary permission to keep the premises open and I must tell you that there will be a lot more investigation before the order is granted that the transfer is specialist . |
| 11 | Well we 're going to grant this protection order which is temporary permission to keep your premises open , but I must tell you that there will be a lot more investigation before the order is granted permanently and the transfer stands . |
| 12 | ‘ Miss Havisham , ’ I said , ‘ I must tell you that I 'm as unhappy as you ever wanted me to be . |
| 13 | Now , before I tell you anything else , I must tell you that I do n't want Fagin , or any of the other members of the gang , to be handed to the police . ’ |
| 14 | I must tell you that he was always vulgarly ignorant about flowers . |
| 15 | ‘ I must tell you that people in London are saying the most terrible things about you . ’ |
| 16 | But I must tell you that our marriage is finished . |
| 17 | ‘ I must tell you that I quarrelled violently with your father once . |
| 18 | I must tell you that once , fifteen years ago or so , I made a lot of money . |
| 19 | Er , speaking of accountants , I must tell you that one of the perks of my job is to be able to get out and about in the real world , to real companies , meeting real people . |
| 20 | I must tell you that when we lived in Morley , in , up in Yorkshire , we erm , we were having trouble with some yobbos coming up from Leeds , you know , and we had , there was an old sergeant in in Morley , you know , for years , and tall . |
| 21 | By law , your water company must tell you if you ask . |
| 22 | Common sense should tell you that if you are finding it difficult to diet , so must other people . |
| 23 | As a codicil to this I should tell you that at the same time in another part of the camp , the National Union of Miners were holding some sort of conference themselves . |
| 24 | And if , like us , you 've never heard of her , we should tell you that she plays his 14-year-old daughter in a romantic piece of ooh-la-la entitled My Father The Hero . |
| 25 | Before I go any further , I should tell you that the briefing I had received on the field was as follows : 1000 metres grass , obstructions at both ends , wind sock on the northerly edge . |
| 26 | But before I start , I should tell you that Mick Collins sends you all his regards and thanks you for your efforts on his — and out behalf . " |
| 27 | Jenny I should tell you that the meeting 's being recorded for this er , for the dictionary people . |
| 28 | ’ Curb , ’ she broke in , ’ I should tell you that I 'm never closer to getting out than when you start sanctimonious about how you operate ’ . |
| 29 | ‘ If it helps you make up your mind , Mrs Diamond , I should tell you that I 'm a friend of Heather 's rather than a friend of her family … if you see what I mean . ’ |
| 30 | Mr Dawlish says I should tell you that the Pike brothers are both Latvians but hold British passports . |