Example sentences of "i can [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 61 | It 's not funny , I can tell you , trying to tell a sick woman her daughter 's dead when she keeps insisting she 's alive and in Germany . ’ |
| 62 | ‘ I can tell you the precise date , if you like . |
| 63 | She was in a bit of a way , I can tell you . |
| 64 | They 're all dead keen on getting this fridge , I can tell you . ’ |
| 65 | And I felt bloody , I can tell you . ’ |
| 66 | ‘ All I can tell you at the moment is that she is on the danger list . |
| 67 | I mean , let's face it , I 'm in a no-win Situation , and quite honestly , I 'm so stuffed up to here with the whole Stupid mess that , I can tell you , I 've just Got a good mind to take the quick way out . |
| 68 | The area organiser responded : ‘ It 's a local rule , and I can tell you now that the committee will reject your application unless you 're in a union . ’ |
| 69 | And Yeo Davis charge a good deal more than we do , I can tell you . |
| 70 | ‘ It seems a lot , but we have employees , I can tell you , below partner level , who would be prepared to mortgage their children to get a partnership here . |
| 71 | As one born a ‘ Cockney ’ I can tell you of the great Catholic priests who lived among the poor of the East End of London — and loved them into the Kingdom of God . |
| 72 | And I can tell you , buddy boy , that he 's Persona non grata with the US vehicle divisions after his comments about the future European trend toward smaller fuel economy vehicles at the EPC meeting . ’ |
| 73 | ‘ Well , I can tell you what they 've asked for . |
| 74 | You 'll be doing all the washing-up on your own , Keith , I can tell you . |
| 75 | ‘ I can tell you what I 'd do on the last day of my life , ’ he said . |
| 76 | ‘ Friends , ’ she continued turning her back on him , ‘ by a miracle the settlement has fallen into our hands and I can tell you that the late Lord Chatwin left everything to his son and heir . ’ |
| 77 | I 'm none too pleased , I can tell you . |
| 78 | ‘ Mrs Shottery has explained , ’ she said , looking away across the room , ‘ I can tell you no more . ’ |
| 79 | I can tell you quite frankly . |
| 80 | ‘ Then I can tell you the difference between invention and insight . ’ |
| 81 | I can tell you Surkov petted with Mrs Thatcher , or at least boasted of having done so ; I would not feel able to confess to it myself . |
| 82 | However , I can tell you what it is about : Hawking 's work , in the light of the Big Bang that created the universe , to reconcile Einstein 's theory of relativity with quantum mechanics . |
| 83 | If you 're in the market for the product of Citroen 's '70s Maserati connection , you will already know more about the model than I can tell you here . |
| 84 | ‘ I can tell you I 've just bought a Peugeot 205 diesel for my son , ’ he smiled . |
| 85 | That 's about all I can tell you . ’ |
| 86 | ‘ Definitely a few , but it 's not made of feathers , that , sir , I can tell you . ’ |
| 87 | ‘ That 's all I can tell you at the moment , ’ Mould smiled secretively and ran off in the direction of Mr Fractor 's classroom . |
| 88 | ‘ The Haven has been in a right uproar since the power failure , I can tell you . |
| 89 | You had me worried there for a moment , I can tell you . ’ |
| 90 | ‘ She was a right goer , I can tell you . |