Example sentences of "but i [verb] tell " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could have given my information to any of your officers but I prefer to tell you because I must be guaranteed that the source of the information is kept secret . |
| 2 | But I keep telling her you ca n't take it with you . |
| 3 | ‘ The coroner wants to resume now , but I 've told him we 've nothing to go on . |
| 4 | They want me to insist that the company sacks the foreman before they go back , but I 've told 'em I wo n't be a party to victimisation either way . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ But I 've told Leeds I would prefer delaying it until after the World Cup final , especially with the Aussies playing three warm-up games in England . ’ |
| 6 | Warnock , under fire after a 6-0 blasting by Millwall , said : ‘ Millwall was a body blow but I 've told my players that I 've always been a fighter . |
| 7 | But I 've told him he need n't worry about that . |
| 8 | ‘ But I 've told Linley . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ No , but I 've told you about her , have n't I ? ’ |
| 10 | got it somewhere in this house but I 've told some chap , a bit of a Welsh there er I said , Now but it was Welsh there . . . |
| 11 | But I 've told her what you were when you were her age : a slut . |
| 12 | ‘ At the moment Helen is cooking enormous meals for me , but I 've told her I insist on looking after myself once I start working . ’ |
| 13 | No , but I 've told you |
| 14 | But I 've told him if he ever see me , go other way please ! |
| 15 | But I 've told Paul that if he goes back to Karen and you know takes some his things out . |
| 16 | yes , he does n't want to stay with her , but I 've told Paul that if he goes back to Karen and take some of his things out , then he takes all of his things out and himself and he never comes back |
| 17 | Er but I mean tell them if they need to buy anything to get the receipts , |
| 18 | And he added : ‘ I thanked my team for trying hard after the game , but I had to tell them they were outplayed by a better team . |
| 19 | I was afraid to speak to these important people but I had to tell them about the danger . |
| 20 | It would probably kill my mum but I had to tell them . |
| 21 | I know you need time , but I had to tell you . |
| 22 | I did at first when I lost my son but I had to tell myself it was an accident , ’ she said . |
| 23 | I did when I lost my son but I had to tell myself it was an accident ’ Louise Davies |
| 24 | ‘ I have to go back now , but I wanted to tell you myself . ’ |
| 25 | But I wanted to tell them everything . |
| 26 | John protests : ‘ I do n't think I 'm a misery but I do tell the kids to go and watch Neighbours and Home and Away on the other TV . |
| 27 | But I did tell him about Jordi . |
| 28 | I did n't deliver , to tell a lie , but I did tell you a slight wrong thing . |
| 29 | I know some people might think the decision I made was unpleasant and monstrous but I want to tell how I came to make the decision and the reasons behind it . |
| 30 | But I want to tell you ’ — the echo of the chock of a bat against a ball reached him with its moment 's delay , and a blackbird ran its first trill through the evening . |