Example sentences of "i should tell [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I should tell him , extending my finger in a threatening manner : ‘ You 'll die of AIDS . ’ |
| 2 | I wondered if I should tell him this , and decided he might not think it funny . |
| 3 | But Aunt Maureen thinks I should tell him straight away . ’ |
| 4 | He felt that I should tell her on my own . |
| 5 | I should tell her I do n't want to talk about it : it 's too painful . |
| 6 | ‘ There 's something else I should tell you , ’ she said . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm not sure whether I should tell you . |
| 8 | ‘ Perhaps I should tell you a little about myself , Mrs Wilson , ’ he said when the maid had gone , ‘ … a little about my family and Elsie 's place in it and how I come to be looking for her after such a long time . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't think I should tell you that . ’ |
| 10 | As a codicil to this I should tell you that at the same time in another part of the camp , the National Union of Miners were holding some sort of conference themselves . |
| 11 | ‘ The lady informs me , ’ said the Substitute as they drove away and the Captain reported the husband 's silence , ‘ that his brother is a bad lot , the bane of her life , that she would never have married Salvatore — who , I should tell you , is a saint , a veritable saint , when considered on his own — if she had known she 'd be stuck with the terrible Antonio as well . |
| 12 | Before I go any further , I should tell you that the briefing I had received on the field was as follows : 1000 metres grass , obstructions at both ends , wind sock on the northerly edge . |
| 13 | I think I should tell you something about Sister Beatrice . " |
| 14 | But before I start , I should tell you that Mick Collins sends you all his regards and thanks you for your efforts on his — and out behalf . " |
| 15 | But before I start to sound self-righteous , I should tell you how much I enjoy my involvement . |
| 16 | If you think it should be on my conscience that I take advantage of her ignorance , then it is only fair that I should tell you she has , in the past , been unfaithful to me . ’ |
| 17 | Jenny I should tell you that the meeting 's being recorded for this er , for the dictionary people . |
| 18 | ‘ I should tell you how I came here . ’ |
| 19 | ’ Curb , ’ she broke in , ’ I should tell you that I 'm never closer to getting out than when you start sanctimonious about how you operate ’ . |
| 20 | ‘ I should tell you , ’ Dougal mumbled . |
| 21 | I 'm not sure that I should tell you , but seeing that you are a policeman … |
| 22 | Not , ’ he added wryly , ‘ that I should tell you that . |
| 23 | ‘ If it helps you make up your mind , Mrs Diamond , I should tell you that I 'm a friend of Heather 's rather than a friend of her family … if you see what I mean . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Offhand , I ca n't think of a single good reason why I should tell you anything that passed between us , Mr Barnett . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I do n't play those games — but I should tell you here and now that I 'll make you regret it if ever you try to involve anyone else in this , ’ he warned her silkily , his grey eyes suddenly steely and intent . |
| 26 | ‘ I really do n't see why I should tell you . ’ |
| 27 | We have not yet resolved all the detail but I should tell you about the key aspects of these changes so that we can go forward together to put the new arrangements successfully in place . |
| 28 | ‘ Well , then I do n't know if I should tell you . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I thought I should tell you , ’ Keith says . |
| 30 | Maybe I should tell you about one man . |