Example sentences of "[vb base] i [modal v] tell [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | I , I mean I can tell you the names of the of all , everybody in them days , round the fleck area like , you know . |
2 | I mean I can tell you that there 's water in the pipe if you 're thirsty , but you need to go to the pipe with a glass and turn the tap on in order to er not to be thirsty any more , in order to receive the water . |
3 | I mean I can tell you . |
4 | And if you listen I 'll tell you why . |
5 | If they listen they 'll love you if you listen I 'll tell you because you 'll do it . |
6 | I goes I went to the end I goes look I 'll tell you all together get it over with I lost my balance and I dropped it . |
7 | ‘ As far as the clothing is concerned , it 's all in the reports , but to save you time I can tell you more or less what we found and it is n't a great deal . |
8 | Well good luck to you because er you know I can tell you right now we are one of the few companies that take on people in their fifties . |
9 | And er to er well , you know I could tell you some tales about them . |
10 | Well , I suppose I must tell you . |
11 | ‘ I suppose I can tell you . |
12 | 'Now I 'll tell you what to do , look in the toe of an old black shoe . ’ |
13 | I 'm going out but before I go I 'll tell you one thing . |
14 | But she 's , well , she 's kind , and I think I could tell her about you , and maybe she will think of something . " |
15 | I think I can tell you . |
16 | I think I should tell you something about Sister Beatrice . " |
17 | Mind I 'll tell you honest she asked , fat lady this take your troubles to her I forget her bleeding name . |
18 | 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 . |
19 | I wish I could tell him that we are all in the same boat . |
20 | Of course all this business must seem mysterious to you , and I only wish I could tell you … ’ |
21 | She looked after him and said , in a low voice , ‘ I wish I could tell you what it was like in the desert . |
22 | 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 . |
23 | I wish I could tell you myself how much I love you and miss you . |
24 | ‘ I wish I could tell you I 'd expected there to be . ’ |
25 | 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 ! |