Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] [modal v] tell [pron] " in BNC.
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| 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 | I expect she 'll tell me all about the new job then . |
| 5 | But I expect you 'll tell me one of these days . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | I expect they 'll tell you how many to take . |
| 8 | And if you listen I 'll tell you why . |
| 9 | If they listen they 'll love you if you listen I 'll tell you because you 'll do it . |
| 10 | And while we eat you can tell me about the jade . ’ |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | I goes I went to the end I goes look I 'll tell you all together get it over with I lost my balance and I dropped it . |
| 13 | ‘ As far as the clothing is concerned , it 's all in the reports , but to save you time I can tell you more or less what we found and it is n't a great deal . |
| 14 | They give They 'll tell you erm they 'll give you a list of the weights for C L. |
| 15 | I guarantee I can tell what kind of actor a person is if I hear them do ‘ Three Blind Mice ’ . ’ |
| 16 | And like , you always think to yourself like you always think to yourself , yeah , you know I would tell someone and if it 's what you would |
| 17 | Well good luck to you because er you know I can tell you right now we are one of the few companies that take on people in their fifties . |
| 18 | And er to er well , you know I could tell you some tales about them . |
| 19 | ‘ I know you can tell what other machines are thinking , ’ said Masklin . |
| 20 | ‘ I remember she used to tell me stories of a wonderful place where she 'd had a job once as a lady 's maid . |
| 21 | Suppose I ought to tell him that should n't I ? be out and unlock the gate . |
| 22 | I suppose I ought to tell you : Swallow has a bit of a weakness where women are concerned . |
| 23 | Well , I suppose I must tell you . |
| 24 | ‘ I suppose I can tell you . |
| 25 | I feel I should tell my wife what happened , because , if our relationship means anything , we should be honest . |
| 26 | I feel I should tell my wife what happened , because , if our relationship means anything , we should be honest . |
| 27 | ‘ But I suppose you 'll tell her , wo n't you ? ’ |
| 28 | I might as well ask , because I suppose you 'll tell me anyway . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ And I suppose you can tell me again what happened next ? ’ |
| 30 | I suppose you should tell them that you 're going to tape the conversation maybe , yeah . |