Example sentences of "let i tell " in BNC.
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| 31 | Let me tell you something , mister . |
| 32 | We might then have seen such advertisements as : Galileo Galilei , for Famagusta Instant Golden Enriched Noodles , from atop the tower of Pisa : ‘ Let me tell you how it is . |
| 33 | Let me tell you dis much … a good doctor cuts up bodies to make people well . |
| 34 | Let me tell you about Duncan Murchie . |
| 35 | On the subject of strange names , let me tell you this ( and I am now serious ) : The sweet-shop at South Portland Street , opposite our tenement , wherein most of our pocket-money was spent , was owned by a tall , bearded , orthodox Jew . |
| 36 | Let me tell you who to look for . |
| 37 | Now he felt playful : he kept tickling the cushion next to him and saying , ‘ Come here , come here , little Eva , and let me tell you a secret . ’ |
| 38 | He must have been about nineteen and , let me tell you , that was the best I ever heard him play . |
| 39 | Well let me tell you … ’ |
| 40 | Let me tell you , brother , you ca n't have one without the other . ’ |
| 41 | ‘ Good girl , keep your mind out of business , let me tell you it 's a heart scald . |
| 42 | And let me tell you , coming off coke is the hardest damn thing in the world , and you 're real lucky if you have a rich daddy who pays for people to hold your hand while you go through the hell of it . |
| 43 | Anyhow , let me tell you what I 've got in mind . |
| 44 | ‘ Let me tell yow if you ever lay a finger on her yerself , I 'll 'ave the authorities on yer , ’ Mrs Smith was not to be bested . |
| 45 | ‘ Let me tell you , ’ she yelled , ‘ Boyd and I are somebodies in this town , and mostly because I was smart enough to set to and cultivate the right people . ’ |
| 46 | Let me tell you a story . |
| 47 | Let me tell you a story : a prostitute was attacked by a young man in the back yard of a large block of flats in London . |
| 48 | Let me tell you about town wives … |
| 49 | ‘ And it has n't done me a whole lot of good , let me tell you ! |
| 50 | The King 's own statements , however , show the extent to which his view of the Church was political : ‘ It is not the change of Church government which is chiefly aimed at ’ , he wrote in 1646 , ‘ ( though that were too much ) but it is by that pretext to take away the dependency of the Church from the Crown , which , let me tell you , I hold to be of equal consequence to that of the militia ; for people are governed by the pulpit more than the sword in the time of peace . |
| 51 | And let me tell you this : should you in any way try to get in touch with me , even go to the partners and ask for my whereabouts , I swear before God — ‘ He now raised his hand in a dramatic fashion and paused before he added , ‘ See , I 'm taking an oath . |
| 52 | ‘ Very well , then , ’ the Trunchbull said , ‘ You may be Ink , young man , but let me tell you something . |
| 53 | Well , let me tell you , you 'll know which one it is in a second — I went back , obviously years later , and I was having my beer and I finally had to go to the loo and I went into the ladies ' room and there was a big sign saying ‘ Elizabeth Taylor sat here ’ . |
| 54 | Let me tell you something , A Thug . |
| 55 | ‘ All right , then , ’ said Dolly , ‘ let me tell you that if I 'ave to spend two more rotten days just kickin' me heels , I 'll smash the place up . ’ |
| 56 | Let me tell you — ’ |
| 57 | ‘ So let me tell you about our Emperor 's hopes for the fullest possible form of control … ’ |
| 58 | ‘ Let me tell you something , Madam . |
| 59 | Let me tell you more , dear boy , ’ said Toby in the sonorous manner he adopts when he is either about to state an immortal truth , or browbeat you , or both . |
| 60 | Nasty that complaint can be , let me tell yer . |