Example sentences of "but [pron] 'll tell [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 I wo n't be able to tell them that I 've been seeing you since November , but I 'll tell them . "
2 The second in command : The chief in awe of his Adviser ( cf " Whale " in " Using Poetry " , Chapter 2 ) , Monarch 's dogsbody , Deputy , go-between : " I ca n't do anything about it , but I 'll tell her how unhappy you are about it . "
3 Well I do n't like it , but I 'll tell ya what I done I opened a tin of corned beef
4 I do n't know much but I 'll tell you what I can . ’
5 But I 'll tell you this , that young man has done more for Wales already than we could dream of . ’
6 But I 'll tell you this .
7 But I 'll tell you one thing … ’
8 It 's a matter of education , really , but I 'll tell you this : in five years ’ time , I bet that every string manufacturer will be packaging strings our way . '
9 But I 'll tell you this , I 'd rather go 12 rounds with Lennox Lewis than face a 25-yarder from our full-back Clive Freeman !
10 There are areas of contention — I ca n't really think of any at the moment — but I 'll tell you I am in extremely good books at the moment , because I cooked Christmas lunch .
11 But I 'll tell you this much : she 'll have to spend most of her time with you 'cos I could n't put up with her round me feet all day . ’
12 ‘ Aye , well , well ; but I 'll tell you , there 's one thing I 'm sure of an' that 's the child will take to the yard quicker than the mother will take to the cells an , the life she 'll be forced to live there .
13 What , you might not have been going to ask but I 'll tell you anyway , was their favourite food ?
14 But I 'll tell you one thing before I go .
15 But I 'll tell you what we 'll do .
16 But I 'll tell you one thing .
17 But I 'll tell you this , Topaz Chilcott .
18 " But I 'll tell you another thing , " he said .
19 " They 're very nice and kind , " answered Pipkin , " but I 'll tell you how they strike me .
20 But I 'll tell you the name that is used , or was used afterwards , but I do n't know if that name is still used I certainly have n't seen it in a text book in years !
21 But I 'll tell you something now , Katie .
22 " You probably think my life 's some kind of tragedy , but I 'll tell you — one of the hardest parts of it 's keeping a straight face .
23 But I 'll tell you something , Mr Pip .
24 But I 'll tell you why I 'm here .
25 But I 'll tell you something , I 'm scared and I do n't mind admitting it . ’
26 But I 'll tell you another thing .
27 But I 'll tell you this — I 've not done E since 1988 and I do n't miss it .
28 But I 'll tell you who Evans has elected front runner . ’
29 ‘ I 'm no psychiatrist but I 'll tell you one thing .
30 But I 'll tell you everything from now on . ’
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