Example sentences of "[vb past] i [vb mod] tell [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet , strangely , even as he approached I could tell he would not harm me . |
| 2 | Were getting into an area which I think is a whole different programme and before this programme started I might tell you we were having a little er discussion amongst ourselves whether or not er zoo 's were good for animals and I suppose there is a discussion about whether prisons are inevitably going to be degrading because of , because of what er , what , what a prison represents which is a curtailment of freedom , but we do n't have time in this programme , so that 's another one for next year , can I ask you , we 've , we 've touched a lot of basis and it must be frustrating that we ca n't pursue er to the end some of the things we 've er , we 've picked on , but can I ask you a couple of final questions , as far as you know have you committed a crime ? , button one for yes and button two for no , as far as you know , I mean we have n't got time to go into what they might be so your perfectly free to be very honest and honestly reveals that three people are n't quite sur , oh yes there they are |
| 3 | So perhaps I felt I must tell you all this , now , before I know you better , so that I can tell it you without too much confusion . |
| 4 | I thought I would tell him how to spend his money . ’ |
| 5 | I never thought I would tell anyone . |
| 6 | ‘ I thought I should tell you , ’ Keith says . |
| 7 | ‘ I just thought I 'd tell you , ’ he said , ‘ that 's all . |
| 8 | So I thought I 'd tell you about this bit of niceness — and no , there 's not a free Bettencourt signature model in it for me . |
| 9 | First of all I thought I 'd tell you who I was I 'm a G P in er in New Harlow , in Bush Fair , and I 've been there for nearly three years now . |
| 10 | Erm I thought I 'd tell you a bit about what I did apart from medicine . |
| 11 | ‘ I thought I 'd tell you , because you could probably help him . |
| 12 | Yeah I just thought I 'd tell you . |
| 13 | So , I says , oh by the way , I said , I just thought I 'd tell you Steven 's back with J J and Jackie called up last night . |
| 14 | Or you I just thought I 'd tell you . |
| 15 | I just thought I 'd tell you that in case you needed it in any of your essays . |
| 16 | But oh , erm your dog 's attacking a car I just thought I 'd tell you . |
| 17 | ‘ If I did I 'd tell you . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Well , I do n't know who it is , McDunn ; if I did I 'd tell you . ’ |
| 19 | He said I 'll tell him when he comes in and that 's all I know . |
| 20 | he said I 'll tell you what , all this messing about get in your car and I 'll come , so he got his car out the garage |
| 21 | I went mad , he said well accidents happen , I said not with my fucking dad they do n't not to my dad I said I 'll tell you what Mr if I 'd have known then what I know now I would n't even let you operate , I would n't Joy I would have said leave him alone , I wished he 'd have died when the |
| 22 | I said well you 're in the oh he said I 'll tell you what I want , a little black and white house I said it 's just there look I said nearly you 're nearly on top ! |
| 23 | things so erm , I knew it was something , anyway so she said all this , I said right well I said I 'll tell you now I said you know I 'm biased because |
| 24 | Charley said I must tell you . ’ |
| 25 | Oh they had I must tell you now that at the time that we had n't got a car at all , on the occasion of a royal visit , or some very important action being taken , my Chief Constable used to hire a chauffeur driven car from Mr of Lane in Ipswich . |