Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] tell you " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	I mean to tell you that I 'd seen old Ken
2	Er that 's true , as I said I , I lied a little bit , I , I failed to tell you the cost of the fee .
3	‘ I planned to tell you myself . ’
4	And on the very day I planned to tell you myself ? ’
5	‘ I hate to tell you — but it is completely gutted .
6	It 's lousy I hate to tell you .
7	Well I hate to tell you but this is that 's the same smell that Dorothy 's house has .
8	I hate to tell you the D S S are on an economy campaign and they no longer issue envelopes .
9	Dad they 're not gon na be looking at your legs , I hate to tell you this .
10	I hate to tell you this but the er the forecast for the weather is pretty awful this year .
11	I tried to tell you , but you would n't listen .
12	she never , never could , and I said what I tried to tell you all
13	I hesitate to tell you further without your leave .
14	‘ I do n't know why I bother to tell you , ’ Woolley said .
15	‘ I forget to tell you the other night .
16	‘ I want to tell you fellas , if you are at risk ( from nuclear contamination ) it 's your semen and sperm which is at risk . ’
17	‘ Hermione , ’ she said , once they had greeted each other , ‘ there is something I want to tell you ; it is sort of a secret . ’
18	I want to tell you — ‘
19	— I want to tell you something . ’
20	‘ That 's what I want to tell you . ’
21	‘ Bina , I want to tell you something . ’
22	I kept on saying , ‘ I want to tell you something . ’
23	My name is Lucy and I want to tell you what happened when we were asked to look after a horse .
24	‘ I want to tell you , ’ says Jean , ‘ that 's not true .
25	I want to tell you that personally .
26	‘ Men , I want to tell you that I 'm not going to employ a new farm manager .
27	Gabriel , I want to tell you something . ’
28	Mother drank a cup of tea , then she said , ‘ Now , my darlings , I want to tell you something .
29	I want to tell you something . ’
30	‘ I want to tell you , ’ he gasped .

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