Example sentences of "i [modal v] tell " in BNC.
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| 1 | I may tell lies all my life if it 's expedient but I must know them for what they are and I must never tell them to myself . |
| 2 | Er , the the the er er the fax in the first instance has been sent by a back bench member of this house who is not a minister , but I may tell the honourable gentleman that I get all sorts of things from mail shots inviting me to all er manner of functions , all of which find their way into the waste paper basket . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I ought to tell him what to do with his feature article . |
| 5 | I suppose I ought to tell you : Swallow has a bit of a weakness where women are concerned . |
| 6 | I ought to tell Richard this , and we wo n't leave each other . |
| 7 | Ladies and gentlemen , we just before we get on with the second part of the meeting when erm , meeting erm I think I ought to tell you that erm one of our committee members died a very short while back . |
| 8 | Then not ungently , ‘ I ought to tell you , they did talk to me about him , it ca n't be news to you what they are saying , that Michel has run off with your mother and that he wants to marry her . |
| 9 | ‘ Before we find the others Mrs. Channing , I ought to tell you that we did n't run into each other by accident . |
| 10 | I thought I ought to tell you that . |
| 11 | ‘ Cheryl , there 's something I ought to tell you . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Do you think I ought to tell her husband ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I do n't suppose it 's important , but I thought I ought to tell you that I saw Mr Riddle on Friday evening . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm not sure I ought to tell you . |
| 15 | ‘ Hrun , ’ he said quickly , ‘ there 's something I ought to tell you . |
| 16 | He said , ‘ I think I ought to tell you that I do not grieve for my mother . ’ |
| 17 | Finally he said , ‘ I ought to tell you — I was going to , but there has n't been an opportunity . |
| 18 | He turned on his heel , heading for the door , then paused and informed her over his shoulder , ‘ Oh , by the way , I ought to tell you I knew you were n't sleeping naked . |
| 19 | I 'm not quite sure what I ought to tell you yet . |
| 20 | David — there 's something I ought to tell you . |
| 21 | Suppose I ought to tell him that should n't I ? be out and unlock the gate . |
| 22 | For I must tell you friendly in your ear , |
| 23 | ‘ The Minister is just finishing a phone call , then I must tell him one thing before he sees you , ’ he said , briskly , glancing at the miniature switchboard beside him which sat incongruously in the draughty , high-ceilinged , dingy room . |
| 24 | Please , I 've found something , I must tell you . |
| 25 | I must tell Ma about the spider , she 'd like that . ’ |
| 26 | I must tell you Minnie that things have not been good between my old beloved mistress and me which it is not fitting that I should now go into but this blow has brought us closer together in our love and concern for Miss Henrietta . |
| 27 | ‘ I must tell someone . |
| 28 | All the same , I must tell you that my heart sank when I thought of you getting ready to serve a life sentence of accounting in that ghastly tower block at London Bridge station . |
| 29 | I must tell the doctor I am seriously ill . ’ |
| 30 | Oh , and incidentally , I must tell you at this point that his pre-birth environment was most carefully handled . |