Example sentences of "i [verb] [pron] could tell [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she 's , well , she 's kind , and I think I could tell her about you , and maybe she will think of something . " |
| 2 | Now , thirty years later , I feel a great regret for the father of my first four years , who took me out , and who probably loved me , irresponsibly ( " it 's all right for him ; he does n't have to look after you " ) , and I wish I could tell him now , even though he was , in my sister 's words , a sod , that I 'm sorry for my years of rejection and dislike . |
| 3 | I wish I could tell him that we are all in the same boat . |
| 4 | She looked after him and said , in a low voice , ‘ I wish I could tell you what it was like in the desert . |
| 5 | I wish I could tell you about the new brand names that have entered my life to take their place alongside Sony , Miyake , Commodore , Brother , Byblos , Hitachi and Nintendo — Mama and Papas , Baby Gap , Avanti , Ultra-Togs , Mama Toto , Mini/Man . |
| 6 | I wish I could tell you myself how much I love you and miss you . |
| 7 | ‘ I wish I could tell you I 'd expected there to be . ’ |
| 8 | I wish I could tell you when the inspection for the Best Kept Village is to take place , but I 'm afraid it 's a well kept secret ! |