Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] 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 | ‘ Of course you can tell me ! |
| 9 | 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 . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ In a moment you can tell me all about Richard . |
| 12 | They provide a reference point and by comparing our behaviour with the reference point we can tell what adjustments are required . |
| 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 | He considered the opportunity to participate in the project to have tied in well with curriculum trends he had been supporting across the school : This was something I very much wanted to encourage because I have a worry that in spite of everything one does in schools to make children aware of library facilities and how to use them , I think quite a lot of children may still leave school without personally having experienced the whole process of needing to find something out , going to a person who can tell them where to look , going , looking , finding it , and then using it . |
| 19 | The only good news I can tell you is that I would very much like to have the opportunity . |
| 20 | My Lord I can tell you that I do have a copy for the jury if your Lordship thinks . |
| 21 | It 's a queer feeling I can tell you … ’ |
| 22 | Many date Mrs Thatcher 's real loss of credibility with the public to her own appearance on Yes , Minister ; fanciful perhaps , but in a semi-literate age who can tell what apparently innocent excursion will not produce serious results ? |
| 23 | And then , I always put it on hanger I can tell you . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | And you open this cupboard door You can tell there 's a step at the bottom . |
| 26 | If we see her walking up the road we can tell her , and if we do n't , we 'll give them a ring later on . |
| 27 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 28 | The only thing I can tell you with certainty is that Master Meredith has n't been riding since the accident . |
| 29 | There is only one thing I can tell you of these totems . |
| 30 | 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 . |