Example sentences of "[noun sg] i [modal v] tell [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And in a fairy story I 'd tell him to get lost , ’ Eve said , laughing . |
| 2 | That 's another story I could tell you it 'd er er make your hair curl . |
| 3 | 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 . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . |
| 5 | If I can get near Mum I must tell her that she should do a spot of witnessing to the woman across from her . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ Of course I 'll tell him . |
| 8 | ‘ Of course I 'll tell her . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Of course I 'll tell you . |
| 10 | ‘ Depends — I mean , if I knew I had a team coming of course I 'd tell her . |
| 11 | Occasionally you can say you think they 're being stupid or have they thought about other things but at the end of the day people are answerable erm for their own decisions I feel and , if I have an opportunity I 'll tell them what I think , but er if people are n't wanting your opinion then you ca n't really give it |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Oh yes , as they were filming at the Lyceum last week they were , it were a good programme I can tell you |
| 14 | ‘ 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 . |
| 15 | I may not answer and if I am doing your mouth I shall tell you so . ’ |
| 16 | Hold it tight mummy I can tell you that if I let go you 'll let on the floor . |
| 17 | They want the work I 'll tell you that . |
| 18 | And if this were any other place I 'd tell you to get the hell out of here and out of my life . ’ |
| 19 | 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 . ’ |
| 20 | For a small fee I 'll tell you different . |
| 21 | Finally and in total conclusion I must tell you what happened when we took Adam to a specialist to find out if he had a particular familial complaint . |
| 22 | … by eck as like lad I 'll tell thee this . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | ‘ If you were to give me a ha'penny I might tell you different ’ |
| 25 | Some day I 'll tell you . |
| 26 | one day I 'll tell you a story . |
| 27 | One day I will tell everyone the truth about that night , and clear my name . |
| 28 | 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 . ’ |
| 29 | He 's dead meat I 'll tell you |
| 30 | This is going to be exciting stuff I 'll tell you . |