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Example sentences of "i [verb] [pron] [modal v] tell [pers pn] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	I , I mean I can tell you the names of the of all , everybody in them days , round the fleck area like , you know .
2	I mean I can tell you that there 's water in the pipe if you 're thirsty , but you need to go to the pipe with a glass and turn the tap on in order to er not to be thirsty any more , in order to receive the water .
3	I mean I can tell you .
4	well they 're alright , but I mean you can tell they take the grease out of the kitchen , but , they 're a bit of a bind are n't they ? of all the cleaning and I mean I do n't see why the people who make them do n't sell the blimming proper filter to filter themselves instead we do n't have
5	And I mean he 'll tell you right
6	I 'd put them all in an old suitcase and erm , cos I could n't just put them in there I had to have a look , they 're sentimental and that book was in there so I can definitely get you that , but I would n't go up in the loft I 'm afraid , I 'm so scared of creepy crawlies so er , you know , if you , if you want to come back some time when my husband 's here I mean he can tell you more about the wallpaper and decorating , and I 'll get him to get that out .
7	I expect they 'll tell you how many to take .
8	But I expect you 'll tell me one of these days . ’
9	Dear Willis — As I am informed by those who ought to know that you have " taken the ground " somewhere near London River , I expect you can tell me the whereabouts of the dear old Fortuna , built 1892 , rigged when I last saw her in 1920 as a square foresail brigantine .
10	I expect she 'll tell me all about the new job then .
11	I said no Julie I said I have n't I said I would tell you cos I said I , she said to me do ring me and let me know , and I said I said I would and I will , I said no cos I did n't tell her when it were you see , so I said it 's this week coming and I 'll ring you this on Monday , so she said oh it was only , cos she said I saw Deb and Deb wondered , I thought yeah I bet she did she would
12	I says you 're picking holes , you 're picking holes and I says I 'll tell you what , that declaration of intent is last year 's declaration of intent .
13	Cos I was , I said to the youngsters yesterday , I says I 'll tell you what we 'll do , we 'll just take your trainers tomorrow , or we 'll go down the town and put your competition paintings in and then we 'll come round and get the bus up home , and then I thought ah the hell with it we 'll go on down to York Street
14	Deane seems to have to problem of going to collect the ball on the wings and as a result he 's never in the centre when the ball comes across — I hope someone will tell him that centre forwards are supposed to hang around near the goal .
15	‘ I remember she used to tell me stories of a wonderful place where she 'd had a job once as a lady 's maid .
16	Though I suppose they can tell you something .
17	‘ But I suppose you 'll tell her , wo n't you ? ’
18	I might as well ask , because I suppose you 'll tell me anyway . ’
19	I suppose you should tell them that you 're going to tape the conversation maybe , yeah .
20	‘ And I suppose you can tell me again what happened next ? ’
21	I suppose I ought to tell you : Swallow has a bit of a weakness where women are concerned .
22	Well , I suppose I must tell you .
23	‘ I suppose I can tell you .
24	So perhaps I felt I must tell you all this , now , before I know you better , so that I can tell it you without too much confusion .
25	‘ I bet she 'll tell you to go ahead .
26	I 'm going out but before I go I 'll tell you one thing .
27	I thought I would tell him how to spend his money . ’
28	I thought I ought to tell you that .
29	‘ I do n't suppose it 's important , but I thought I ought to tell you that I saw Mr Riddle on Friday evening . ’
30	So I thought I 'd tell you about this bit of niceness — and no , there 's not a free Bettencourt signature model in it for me .