Example sentences of "but i [modal v] tell you " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know much but I 'll tell you what I can . ’ |
| 2 | But I 'll tell you this , that young man has done more for Wales already than we could dream of . ’ |
| 3 | But I 'll tell you this . |
| 4 | But I 'll tell you one thing … ’ |
| 5 | It 's a matter of education , really , but I 'll tell you this : in five years ’ time , I bet that every string manufacturer will be packaging strings our way . ' |
| 6 | ‘ But I 'll tell you this , I 'd rather go 12 rounds with Lennox Lewis than face a 25-yarder from our full-back Clive Freeman ! |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | But I 'll tell you this much : she 'll have to spend most of her time with you 'cos I could n't put up with her round me feet all day . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Aye , well , well ; but I 'll tell you , there 's one thing I 'm sure of an' that 's the child will take to the yard quicker than the mother will take to the cells an , the life she 'll be forced to live there . |
| 10 | What , you might not have been going to ask but I 'll tell you anyway , was their favourite food ? |
| 11 | But I 'll tell you one thing before I go . |
| 12 | But I 'll tell you what we 'll do . |
| 13 | But I 'll tell you one thing . |
| 14 | But I 'll tell you this , Topaz Chilcott . |
| 15 | " But I 'll tell you another thing , " he said . |
| 16 | " They 're very nice and kind , " answered Pipkin , " but I 'll tell you how they strike me . |
| 17 | But I 'll tell you the name that is used , or was used afterwards , but I do n't know if that name is still used I certainly have n't seen it in a text book in years ! |
| 18 | But I 'll tell you something now , Katie . |
| 19 | " You probably think my life 's some kind of tragedy , but I 'll tell you — one of the hardest parts of it 's keeping a straight face . |
| 20 | But I 'll tell you something , Mr Pip . |
| 21 | ‘ But I 'll tell you why I 'm here . |
| 22 | But I 'll tell you something , I 'm scared and I do n't mind admitting it . ’ |
| 23 | But I 'll tell you another thing . |
| 24 | But I 'll tell you this — I 've not done E since 1988 and I do n't miss it . |
| 25 | But I 'll tell you who Evans has elected front runner . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm no psychiatrist but I 'll tell you one thing . |
| 27 | But I 'll tell you everything from now on . ’ |
| 28 | But I 'll tell you the whole story of his life , as much as I know , that is , and then you can judge for yourself . ’ |
| 29 | " I know you 're a faggot and everything but I 'll tell you what the problem is : you just never met the right guy . |
| 30 | But I 'll tell you this , ’ she glared at him , her heart pounding , ‘ I 'd rather work around the clock to get the money back to my father in time than spend one minute longer than I have to with a selfish , bad-tempered misery who was obviously born an expert at everything . ’ |