Example sentences of "i to tell you " in BNC.

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1 Were I to tell ye what I thinks o' that , mate , like as not you 'd 'ave me guts for garters ! thought Forest .
2 I was there , and I did see , and were I to tell you , your Mortal mind could not comprehend . ’
3 ‘ Do you want me to tell you or not ?
4 ‘ Now if you 'd like me to tell you what I really think of United Motors after all these years , I 'll do so . ’
5 But I have just explained , surely you do not need me to tell you .
6 ‘ You really want me to tell you that !
7 Did you expect me to tell you that ?
8 Remind me to tell you some time over a beer ’ — he had lived in Shetland for five years working on the rigs .
9 You want me to tell you something and I am telling you something .
10 I am not very good with words I am sorry to say , so that is how my imagination allows me to tell you what you mean to me .
11 The best thing for me to tell you is that you must listen to what you are told about ‘ god ’ , but try to remember that as you get older , you will have to make up your own mind what to believe .
12 White jeans : you do n't need me to tell you about those .
13 Thank you for permitting me to tell you some more about EMMS and I close by mentioning that in November 1991 we celebrated our 150th Anniversary in the Greyfriars Church , Edinburgh .
14 In so doing , he has enabled me to tell you of the matter — in the fervent hope that you will discover a means of informing the queen my mother of our case . ’
15 ‘ But , ’ she added , ‘ would you like me to tell you what I do and how I come to be here ? ’
16 ‘ Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother has asked me to tell you how appreciative she is of your splendid BBC TV programme last Friday evening … knows what trouble you went to in the very limited time at your disposal … your wonderfully successful endeavour clear for all to see ’ , etc. , etc .
17 I 'm sure you do n't need me to tell you that vinyl wallcovering shows every defect in the plasterwork , so it was important to butt the different vinyls perfectly to avoid the joints showing through the border .
18 ‘ Dr Jones asked me to tell you he was off to tea .
19 Remind me to tell you about him one day .
20 Pat said , carefully , " He asked me to tell you not to come down . "
21 But after a little gentle persuasion , she has allowed me to tell you she is Maggie Lomas , the regular director of our main news programmed She knows me pretty well by now — after all , we 've worked together for more than 20 years , including the recent series of " At Home " programmes .
22 You do n't expect me to tell you what you should do , do you ? ’
23 ‘ Pool permits me to tell you .
24 He asked me to tell you that the government has not yet sent the compensation .
25 ‘ They asked me to tell you , ’ Adam lied .
26 ‘ Your Papa has asked me to tell you … ’
27 Mr Gargery asks me to tell you he will be in London soon , and could visit you at 9 o'clock on Tuesday morning , at Mr Herbert Pocket 's rooms , if that is all right with you .
28 ‘ They told me to tell you , ’ she said .
29 Vous [ +def. ] me demandez de vous raconter une partie de ma vie là , mais il y a des choses qu' on [ -def. ] peut pas expliquer pourtant — ‘ You ( the interviewer ) ask me to tell you part of my life , but there are things that one just ca n't explain ’
30 He axed me to tell you not to wait . ’
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