Example sentences of "[vb base] i [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 | And if you listen I 'll tell you why . |
| 5 | If they listen they 'll love you if you listen I 'll tell you because you 'll do it . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . |
| 8 | I guarantee I can tell what kind of actor a person is if I hear them do ‘ Three Blind Mice ’ . ’ |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | And er to er well , you know I could tell you some tales about them . |
| 12 | Well , I suppose I must tell you . |
| 13 | ‘ I suppose I can tell you . |
| 14 | I feel I should tell my wife what happened , because , if our relationship means anything , we should be honest . |
| 15 | I feel I should tell my wife what happened , because , if our relationship means anything , we should be honest . |
| 16 | 'Now I 'll tell you what to do , look in the toe of an old black shoe . ’ |
| 17 | I 'm going out but before I go I 'll tell you one thing . |
| 18 | ‘ If I knew my future and that I would never be No 1 I think I 'd tell myself to forget it . |
| 19 | But she 's , well , she 's kind , and I think I could tell her about you , and maybe she will think of something . " |
| 20 | I think I can tell you . |
| 21 | I think I should tell you something about Sister Beatrice . " |
| 22 | Mind I 'll tell you honest she asked , fat lady this take your troubles to her I forget her bleeding name . |
| 23 | Now , thirty years later , I feel a great regret for the father of my first four years , who took me out , and who probably loved me , irresponsibly ( " it 's all right for him ; he does n't have to look after you " ) , and I wish I could tell him now , even though he was , in my sister 's words , a sod , that I 'm sorry for my years of rejection and dislike . |
| 24 | I wish I could tell him that we are all in the same boat . |
| 25 | Of course all this business must seem mysterious to you , and I only wish I could tell you … ’ |
| 26 | She looked after him and said , in a low voice , ‘ I wish I could tell you what it was like in the desert . |
| 27 | I wish I could tell you about the new brand names that have entered my life to take their place alongside Sony , Miyake , Commodore , Brother , Byblos , Hitachi and Nintendo — Mama and Papas , Baby Gap , Avanti , Ultra-Togs , Mama Toto , Mini/Man . |
| 28 | I wish I could tell you myself how much I love you and miss you . |
| 29 | ‘ I wish I could tell you I 'd expected there to be . ’ |
| 30 | I wish I could tell you when the inspection for the Best Kept Village is to take place , but I 'm afraid it 's a well kept secret ! |