Example sentences of "i [modal v] tell you i " in BNC.

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1 For what 's is worth , as a motorist , I may tell you I 'm thirty years standing , and I explained to the people when I phoned your office up , I 've had thirty years standing as a driver , I check my oil , I check my water , I lost no compression , no water .
2 Yes , it 's a funny old thing , actually I must tell you I feel an awful lot better since I 've passed my I suppose , last Friday I saw a Solicitor and the divorce is now actually sat up on it 's merry way rejoicing , and
3 I might tell you I persuaded her to cut down the list Buckmaster had drawn up of people to be informed .
4 ‘ I know why you 're here and I might tell you I 've had one hell of an afternoon . ’
5 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 .
6 So I 'll tell you I 'll tell you what to do with those in a minute but if y at the moment if you 'd just like to have a go at sorting it out .
7 I I 'll tell you I will be I will be popular daddy when I get home .
8 Up there , they all camped up , I 'll tell you I 've seen sixty
9 Well I 'll tell you I , I , I was here last month and you know Doctor ?
10 Well I Oh I 'll tell you I 've got er a a photo a girl .
11 I 'll tell you I 'll tell you what w we you give the the the address to someone o off air because people wo n't have pen and paper now and then if any
12 I 'll tell you I 'm going back to Lucy next time , she 's , she 's alright Vivien but she has n't got it like Lucy , she 's not as particular .
13 I 'll tell you I 'll go up and collect him .
14 I 'll tell you I 'll do
15 ‘ I wish I could tell you I 'd expected there to be . ’
16 I decided that once Thomas was in bed I 'd tell you I loved you and ask if we could start over , but — ’
17 I will tell you I was not happy to drive into the night .
18 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 .
19 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 .
20 ‘ Your generation just was n't educated , Pop , but I can tell you I hardly know anyone who does n't read French .
21 I can tell you I 've just bought a Peugeot 205 diesel for my son , ’ he smiled .
22 I can tell you I was feeling very sorry for myself ’ .
23 ‘ I 've seen all the other sides and I can tell you I 'd honestly rather be at Everton than at any other club .
24 That way you can tell me you 're all right , I can tell you I 'm all right , and who knows : it might make the son of a bitch edgy . ’
25 ROS : Well I can tell you I 'm sick to death of it .
26 Well I can tell you I went to Cambridge er on er the twenty eighth of December nineteen thirty one .
27 I can tell you I 've no intention of letting her slip away from me , and I 'll bet my bottom dollar she 's not going , either .
28 I can tell you I 've seen the video .
29 I know of anything that is happening down at the rear , I can tell you I have a very keen sense of smell . "
30 If somebody was interviewed by him and had a bad time , I can tell you I had a bad time , well to me it was a bad time , when I with him and he saw he spoke with me .
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