Example sentences of "i can [verb] you " in BNC.
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| 1 | All I can tell you with certainty is that I , for one , have no self , and that I am unwilling or unable to perpetrate upon myself the joke of a self . |
| 2 | And I can tell you why . |
| 3 | Sir William and her Ladyship have been noticing things , I can tell you . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Well , we 'd never have called France ‘ gallant ’ , I can tell you . |
| 5 | ‘ Anything that I can tell you , Inspector , I will , but my acquaintanceship with Mrs Iverson in the event was brief . ’ |
| 6 | When I insist on that priority , as I can tell you I most certainly will — with the full support of the Prime Minister in doing so — then I 'm sure my colleagues will see the point of that . |
| 7 | But Mr Bullock said : ‘ I can tell you that the name belongs to us . ’ |
| 8 | She was a nasty mess , I can tell you . |
| 9 | ‘ Your generation just was n't educated , Pop , but I can tell you I hardly know anyone who does n't read French . |
| 10 | ‘ Set me back , I can tell you . |
| 11 | It 's not funny , I can tell you , trying to tell a sick woman her daughter 's dead when she keeps insisting she 's alive and in Germany . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I can tell you the precise date , if you like . |
| 13 | She was in a bit of a way , I can tell you . |
| 14 | They 're all dead keen on getting this fridge , I can tell you . ’ |
| 15 | And I felt bloody , I can tell you . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ All I can tell you at the moment is that she is on the danger list . |
| 17 | I mean , let's face it , I 'm in a no-win Situation , and quite honestly , I 'm so stuffed up to here with the whole Stupid mess that , I can tell you , I 've just Got a good mind to take the quick way out . |
| 18 | The area organiser responded : ‘ It 's a local rule , and I can tell you now that the committee will reject your application unless you 're in a union . ’ |
| 19 | And Yeo Davis charge a good deal more than we do , I can tell you . |
| 20 | ‘ It seems a lot , but we have employees , I can tell you , below partner level , who would be prepared to mortgage their children to get a partnership here . |
| 21 | As one born a ‘ Cockney ’ I can tell you of the great Catholic priests who lived among the poor of the East End of London — and loved them into the Kingdom of God . |
| 22 | And I can tell you , buddy boy , that he 's Persona non grata with the US vehicle divisions after his comments about the future European trend toward smaller fuel economy vehicles at the EPC meeting . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Well , I can tell you what they 've asked for . |
| 24 | You 'll be doing all the washing-up on your own , Keith , I can tell you . |
| 25 | ‘ I can tell you what I 'd do on the last day of my life , ’ he said . |
| 26 | ‘ Friends , ’ she continued turning her back on him , ‘ by a miracle the settlement has fallen into our hands and I can tell you that the late Lord Chatwin left everything to his son and heir . ’ |
| 27 | I 'm none too pleased , I can tell you . |
| 28 | ‘ Mrs Shottery has explained , ’ she said , looking away across the room , ‘ I can tell you no more . ’ |
| 29 | I can tell you quite frankly . |
| 30 | ‘ Then I can tell you the difference between invention and insight . ’ |