Example sentences of "[conj] i [vb mod] tell you [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can not possibly explain to a lay audience the techniques I used to study these genes — although I can tell you they involved the use of a type of radio microscope , and considerable extremely complex computer work — the programming alone involved almost a year 's work . |
| 2 | If you think it should be on my conscience that I take advantage of her ignorance , then it is only fair that I should tell you she has , in the past , been unfaithful to me . ’ |
| 3 | And I 'll tell you he says I 'm not telling you what to do . |
| 4 | ‘ I know why you 're here and I might tell you I 've had one hell of an afternoon . ’ |
| 5 | He really took it out of this photographer , and I can tell you he 's lucky to be alive today . |
| 6 | We 'll find out on Sunday — and I can tell you he 's looking forward to it . ’ |
| 7 | And I can tell you he he does an an awful lot . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've seen all the other sides and I can tell you I 'd honestly rather be at Everton than at any other club . |
| 9 | I 'm learning new things every day here , Donald , and I can tell you it 's an extraordinary place . |
| 10 | ‘ Well , ma'am , ’ the hotel-owner told me , ‘ I was one of Mr Rochester 's servants at the time , and I can tell you it was his mad wife who started the fire in the governess 's room . |
| 11 | I 've had that , and I can tell you it is always a hundred times better outside . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Maybe that does n't sound like anything , but I 'll tell you it gave me the strangest feeling I ever had . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | A man goes into the pub , you 've all heard this but I 'll tell you it again . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | You do not know Italian men yet , my dear , but I can tell you they are all — without exception — unbearably vain . |
| 18 | But I can tell you you 're wasting your efforts looking for Martin Bormann in South America . |
| 19 | ‘ Your generation just was n't educated , Pop , but I can tell you I hardly know anyone who does n't read French . |
| 20 | But I can tell you it gave them all a good laugh in casualty when they discovered what had happened . ’ |
| 21 | I love my music , but I can tell you it takes second place in my life . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | When I insist on that priority , as I can tell you I most certainly will — with the full support of the Prime Minister in doing so — then I 'm sure my colleagues will see the point of that . |