Example sentences of "i can tell you " in BNC.

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1 a sight worse then I can tell ya , he did a , a
2 ‘ Gave us a start , I can tell ye , coming on 'er like that lurking in the shadows .
3 All I can tell you with certainty is that I , for one , have no self , and that I am unwilling or unable to perpetrate upon myself the joke of a self .
4 And I can tell you why .
5 Sir William and her Ladyship have been noticing things , I can tell you . ’
6 ‘ Well , we 'd never have called France ‘ gallant ’ , I can tell you .
7 ‘ Anything that I can tell you , Inspector , I will , but my acquaintanceship with Mrs Iverson in the event was brief . ’
8 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 .
9 But Mr Bullock said : ‘ I can tell you that the name belongs to us . ’
10 She was a nasty mess , I can tell you .
11 ‘ Your generation just was n't educated , Pop , but I can tell you I hardly know anyone who does n't read French .
12 ‘ Set me back , I can tell you .
13 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 . ’
14 I can tell you the precise date , if you like .
15 She was in a bit of a way , I can tell you .
16 They 're all dead keen on getting this fridge , I can tell you . ’
17 And I felt bloody , I can tell you . ’
18 ‘ All I can tell you at the moment is that she is on the danger list .
19 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 .
20 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 . ’
21 And Yeo Davis charge a good deal more than we do , I can tell you .
22 ‘ 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 .
23 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 .
24 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 . ’
25 ‘ Well , I can tell you what they 've asked for .
26 You 'll be doing all the washing-up on your own , Keith , I can tell you .
27 I can tell you what I 'd do on the last day of my life , ’ he said .
28 ‘ 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 . ’
29 I 'm none too pleased , I can tell you .
30 ‘ Mrs Shottery has explained , ’ she said , looking away across the room , ‘ I can tell you no more . ’
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