Example sentences of "but i [modal v] tell [pers pn] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are areas of contention — I ca n't really think of any at the moment — but I 'll tell you I am in extremely good books at the moment , because I cooked Christmas lunch . |
| 2 | Maybe that does n't sound like anything , but I 'll tell you it gave me the strangest feeling I ever had . |
| 3 | All right , there 's this erm there 's erm , you wo n't get this one but I 'll tell you it anyway because it 's quite disgusting . |
| 4 | A man goes into the pub , you 've all heard this but I 'll tell you it again . |
| 5 | So I said , oh I said , well , you know if that 's how you feel I said , but I will tell you I said I 'm now a grandma and I said and er Carl is getting married to Rosie . |
| 6 | You do not know Italian men yet , my dear , but I can tell you they are all — without exception — unbearably vain . |
| 7 | But I can tell you you 're wasting your efforts looking for Martin Bormann in South America . |
| 8 | ‘ Your generation just was n't educated , Pop , but I can tell you I hardly know anyone who does n't read French . |
| 9 | But I can tell you it gave them all a good laugh in casualty when they discovered what had happened . ’ |
| 10 | I love my music , but I can tell you it takes second place in my life . |
| 11 | WILLIAMS : It is with great reluctance that I speak and I beg you to forgive me , but I must tell you it is the Countess of Pembroke , a lady noted for her wit and beauty but of a wanton disposition . |