Example sentences of "[modal v] tell you " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ My dear , I must tell you , so amUsing ’ , one whispers to the other , ‘ Monsieur *** de *** , FAR from being happily married as everyone thought , apparently spends the ENTIRE time when he 's in London clad in very ODD lederhosen in some pizzeria opposite the Knightsbridge barracks picking up little leather boys . ’ |
| 32 | 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 . |
| 33 | " I have something I must tell you , " he said suddenly . |
| 34 | And we 're going to grant this protection order which is temporary permission to keep the premises open and I must tell you that there will be a lot more investigation before the order is granted that the transfer is specialist . |
| 35 | Well we 're going to grant this protection order which is temporary permission to keep your premises open , but I must tell you that there will be a lot more investigation before the order is granted permanently and the transfer stands . |
| 36 | I must tell you how it began : Mena got to Rome when she was young — her people were very poor — someone had promised her work but there was n't any . |
| 37 | ‘ Miss Havisham , ’ I said , ‘ I must tell you that I 'm as unhappy as you ever wanted me to be . |
| 38 | ‘ I must tell you what I 've heard , although my life is in danger if I do . |
| 39 | ‘ Madam , I must tell you , ’ I replied , ‘ that since he found me , my master has used me as an easy way of making money for himself . |
| 40 | I must tell you exactly what happened , even if I do not agree with it . |
| 41 | Well , I suppose I must tell you . |
| 42 | ‘ Well , all right , if I must tell you , it 's the hair of a young woman I was going to marry before I met you . ’ |
| 43 | ‘ I must tell you , ma'am , ’ he said , ‘ your husband is dead . ’ |
| 44 | ‘ There 's something I must tell you , ’ said Gabriel , hesitating . |
| 45 | Now , before I tell you anything else , I must tell you that I do n't want Fagin , or any of the other members of the gang , to be handed to the police . ’ |
| 46 | ‘ There 's something I must tell you … |
| 47 | ‘ I must tell you something . |
| 48 | There is something I must tell you . |
| 49 | WILLIAMS : It is with great reluctance that I speak and I beg you to forgive me , but I must tell you it is the Countess of Pembroke , a lady noted for her wit and beauty but of a wanton disposition . |
| 50 | But I must tell you of God 's plan for the people . |
| 51 | ‘ My lord , if I may speak for Shrewsbury , both abbey and town , I must tell you how grateful we are that Saint Winifred fell into such noble hands as yours . |
| 52 | ‘ First , I must tell you how I came to know Beatrix . |
| 53 | ‘ I must tell you , Lord Boddy , ’ said Dyson deferentially , ‘ how very much I enjoyed that collection you did of your father 's papers . |
| 54 | ‘ I must tell you something . ’ |
| 55 | I must tell you that he was always vulgarly ignorant about flowers . |
| 56 | By law , your water company must tell you if you ask . |
| 57 | ‘ I must tell you that people in London are saying the most terrible things about you . ’ |
| 58 | I must tell you , I 'm worried about poor Jekyll . |
| 59 | But I must tell you that our marriage is finished . |
| 60 | ‘ There 's something I must tell you . ’ |