Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] i [modal v] tell [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If we 've been doing lessons all morning , they 've usually had enough by the afternoon , so we 'll sing some songs together or I 'll tell them a story . |
| 2 | So perhaps I felt I must tell you all this , now , before I know you better , so that I can tell it you without too much confusion . |
| 3 | It was one of the reasons why I was anxious to learn English at school : so that I could tell her in her own language how grateful I would always be . ’ |
| 4 | My sister buried all her valuables showing me the spot so that I could tell her children where they were in case she was killed . |
| 5 | " I would work much harder if you came now and then so that I could tell you of my progress . " |
| 6 | ‘ I go all over Britain putting the guide together and I can tell you that Liverpool people really are the friendliest , ’ said editor Alisdair Aird . |
| 7 | ‘ I would n't let her trouble you , especially as I could tell she 'd no good news . ’ |
| 8 | That 's near as I can tell you about it now , it has a special name I know , but er , that 's it . |
| 9 | Some of these we 've considered before but I 'll tell you how Mill feels on them . |
| 10 | The children of Egypt played in the dust-laden sunlight , and as far as I could tell they were happy . |
| 11 | As far as I could tell she 'd drunk a litre and a half , allowing for spillage , so her behaviour was understandable . |
| 12 | Our Tory MP did jump off his LandRover to shake my hand and take one of my leaflets the other day , but as far as I could tell I was the only voter he met that morning . |
| 13 | ‘ As far as I can tell their clubs are doing very well . |
| 14 | As far as I can tell there were cells in London , Edinburgh and Oxford as well as here in Dublin . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Ring Sam , ’ suggested Tim , ‘ and tell her to get her arse over here so I can tell her about the window . ’ |
| 16 | They would n't believe me , even if I could tell them . |
| 17 | I 've got the final total written down here and I 'll tell you if you 're right . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I know why you 're here and I might tell you I 've had one hell of an afternoon . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Well , Sarah Byrne , you 've strengthened my faith in human nature , even though I can tell you do n't go to church . ’ |
| 20 | He came at me again and I could tell he was gonig to make another stab at a heavy masculine embrace . |
| 21 | Indeed some of us think we now know what bankers in the republic felt like , if you stand up to make a speech the matter has moved on before you sit down again but I must tell you of the next major problem . |