Example sentences of "but i [modal v] tell [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | you know , and so I avoided her , but I would tell her , but if I saw her I would say Jenny I must admit I did see you going in The General but I did n't come out because I was so upset , but I , I wonder what she 's doing , cos she , I heard she 's got her own business , but I ca n't see that . |
| 2 | Aye , ooh but I 'll tell what it was bloody awful , I would n't , I would n't have another , mind I was only about forty , forty seven , forty five since when he had that |
| 3 | I wo n't be able to tell them that I 've been seeing you since November , but I 'll tell them . " |
| 4 | 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 . " |
| 5 | Well I do n't like it , but I 'll tell ya what I done I opened a tin of corned beef |
| 6 | But I 'll tell my daddy — and he 'll go to jail . ’ |
| 7 | I do n't know much but I 'll tell you what I can . ’ |
| 8 | But I 'll tell you this , that young man has done more for Wales already than we could dream of . ’ |
| 9 | But I 'll tell you this . |
| 10 | But I 'll tell you one thing … ’ |
| 11 | 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 . ' |
| 12 | ‘ 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 ! |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ 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 . |
| 16 | What , you might not have been going to ask but I 'll tell you anyway , was their favourite food ? |
| 17 | But I 'll tell you one thing before I go . |
| 18 | But I 'll tell you what we 'll do . |
| 19 | But I 'll tell you one thing . |
| 20 | But I 'll tell you this , Topaz Chilcott . |
| 21 | " But I 'll tell you another thing , " he said . |
| 22 | " They 're very nice and kind , " answered Pipkin , " but I 'll tell you how they strike me . |
| 23 | 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 ! |
| 24 | But I 'll tell you something now , Katie . |
| 25 | " 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 . |
| 26 | But I 'll tell you something , Mr Pip . |
| 27 | ‘ But I 'll tell you why I 'm here . |
| 28 | But I 'll tell you something , I 'm scared and I do n't mind admitting it . ’ |
| 29 | But I 'll tell you another thing . |
| 30 | But I 'll tell you this — I 've not done E since 1988 and I do n't miss it . |