Example sentences of "[noun] i can tell [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He seemed to be trying to pull himself together and just as the bus appeared at the mouth of the square , he murmured : ‘ Do n't worry about Mama ; she will have understood what you were thinking , and in any case I can tell her if you 'd like . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ In that case I can tell you that in my humble opinion this place is the meanest , tightest little arsehole in the entire fucking country . |
| 3 | If the Headmaster walks in and there 's a bit of chaos I can tell him why it 's a mess and it does n't bother me . |
| 4 | But er it 's so simple today when you realize the , the difference , how easy it is and but er that was an experience I can tell you . |
| 5 | Oh yes , as they were filming at the Lyceum last week they were , it were a good programme I can tell you |
| 6 | ‘ Shift the cattle , work the horses , stick and ball , come back for lunch , an hour 's siesta , and you go out like a light I can tell you , then we play chukkas in the afternoon . |
| 7 | Hold it tight mummy I can tell you that if I let go you 'll let on the floor . |
| 8 | There are a lot of people here in your position and we 've got to try and please everybody , which is n't an easy job in this place I can tell you . ’ |
| 9 | Well I would n't imagine myself doing this tonight Donald I can tell you that |
| 10 | Erm the volume i i is tremendous and er one worries about the effect of the surging waters on such an old construction , now we far worse than and consequently the emergency services have had to consider all sorts of alternatives , some of which you see now with the piping on , on the surface of it 's been having a good result the immediate problem , but you ca n't stop there and the emergency team have given consideration to all sorts of other possible temporary solutions in the event or that the pumping failed and er I think that 's possibly where this rumour about erm the railway line arrived but er I think Chairman I 've said enough , we all , we would all agree I think that the emergency workers have performed er I think we 're all pleased to see the army coming in erm and doing what they 've done and erm I certainly er appreciated the opportunity to come in on the old A Twenty Seven through West it took my mind back er many years I can tell you and erm I , I think congratulations all round are due , but I come back to what 's all saying and which I support as it would be a folly when the dust has settled erm to really take a an objective er position and see that er arrangements are in hand channels and things like that will not again be supercharged in the way they are . |
| 11 | Now speaking to you , as chairman of the G M B parliamentary group I can tell you that we have met twice over the last few weeks on this issue of modernization and we are agreed on the need to avoid a damaging public row from which everybody yes including the unions , will lose . |
| 12 | The er honourable gentleman 's question appears to be founded on a rather curious premise , er what has what has happened what has happened to electricity prices is that have fallen six percent in real terms over the last two financial years and if he wants to know another interesting statistics I can tell him . |
| 13 | But fortunately most people who are asked to help in surveys are prepared to accept that they are appropriate people to answer questions on the survey for which they are approached , and particularly where people feel that they are being asked to give ‘ expert ’ information this can be seen as rather a compliment : ‘ If you want to know about how a housewife organizes her day I can tell you everything you need to know . ’ |
| 14 | Well if you want facts and figures on it we can give you it but I 'll tell you what it 's meant to I 'll tell you what it 's meant training service I can tell you what it 's meant to the royal dockyards which we 've got to talk about yet from thirteen thousand , in some instances you 're down to five . |
| 15 | We have a new Committee organising events after the AGM , but one future event I can tell you about is the trip to the Great British Beer Festival . |
| 16 | ‘ He 's done it brilliantly again and he 'll be better for that race I can tell you , ’ he said . |
| 17 | Well , no chance I can tell you now . |
| 18 | The only good news I can tell you is that I would very much like to have the opportunity . |
| 19 | My Lord I can tell you that I do have a copy for the jury if your Lordship thinks . |
| 20 | It 's a queer feeling I can tell you … ’ |
| 21 | And then , I always put it on hanger I can tell you . |
| 22 | A sense which can work against his best interests — for I need not repeat how much I respect Amaryllis , how entirely delightful and suitable I find her and how wonderfully rare she is for me who has — as man to man I can tell you what you must guess — several times been urged to marry . |
| 23 | ‘ I think you 've lost hope , and the only thing I can tell you is that if you hang on hope will come back , and you must n't do anything until it does . ’ |
| 24 | The only thing I can tell you with certainty is that Master Meredith has n't been riding since the accident . |
| 25 | There is only one thing I can tell you of these totems . |
| 26 | Well there 's er one thing I can tell you right now that I would not personally be involved with a company that did not have erm a backing . |
| 27 | But one thing I can tell you about Port Vale , the ground has vastly changed from last season , the terracing 's been improved , their seating , it 's pure luxury apart from the press box , because I still have to climb that suspect wooden ladder , and perched on top of the main stand is a shed where I 'm speaking to you from Jane . |
| 28 | Well then they wo n't talk to me they wo n't take any notice anyway , if they do , I 've got a letter I can tell them what I 'm doing . |
| 29 | Felt like not going to school I can tell you . |
| 30 | Er Chairman this , this matter has caused great concern in Bungay I can tell you , I went to the Bungay town meeting last night and they were absolutely horrified at the way this has been handled and I have to apologize on behalf of the , of the County Council . |