Example sentences of "but i can tell you " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Your generation just was n't educated , Pop , but I can tell you I hardly know anyone who does n't read French .
2 But I can tell you that Simon is well .
3 The world does funny things but I can tell you that 's the furthest thing from my mind at this point in time .
4 But I can tell you , no one shirked and discipline was strict .
5 • There 's no cut-and-dried answer to your question , but I can tell you that a great many people would disagree with you — both about your view of your own childhood and about smacking your children with a slipper .
6 Putting out a hand for him to shake , she added , ‘ It 's a bargain , but I can tell you now , that I shall never belong to anyone but my husband . ’
7 You do not know Italian men yet , my dear , but I can tell you they are all — without exception — unbearably vain .
8 Anyway , you 'll say it 's none of my business , but I can tell you , you 'll go further and fare a lot worse .
9 But it would be very interesting if er you had a positive er proposal or something constructive to make which we might be able to examine , but I can tell you at the end of the day money is required and this government wo n't allow to spend er , the money that er we have got er er erm at the moment that we could , er use but they wo n't let us .
10 But I can tell you you 're wasting your efforts looking for Martin Bormann in South America .
11 I ca n't prove that lay readers enjoy books more than professional critics ; but I can tell you one advantage we have over them .
12 But I can tell you why to love .
13 But I can tell you this .
14 But I can tell you how to find out . ’
15 ‘ I do n't know who you think you are , ’ she began , deciding to take the initiative , ‘ but I can tell you that my father wo n't be at all pleased with your attitude .
16 ‘ Well , ’ Claire carried on , filling in the silence , ‘ I ca n't tell you how old this man is , or precisely what he looks like , but I can tell you that he 's managed to turn your world upside-down .
17 But I can tell you this , Ranulf , even though I have n't a shred of evidence , I believe the deaths of those two young people have something to do with the murder of Lady Eleanor Belmont . ’
18 I can not remember my first day hunting but I can tell you a normal day of all-day hunting .
19 But I can tell you this — I 'll never do anything like it again .
20 But I can tell you it gave them all a good laugh in casualty when they discovered what had happened . ’
21 I love my music , but I can tell you it takes second place in my life .
22 But I can tell you this : she and I became very close over the years .
23 ‘ I would n't know about that but I can tell you the business calls he made . ’
24 It has been a couple of years since master fly-tyer Pat Mulholland held court on the Wellington College campus , but I can tell you that if fly-tying is what you want to learn , then this will be the best £26 you ever invested .
25 ‘ I will be drinking apple juice , ’ says Derek Foster , ‘ but I can tell you that already the feeling of anticipation is utterly indescribable . ’
26 Well , you ca n't tell that I 'm Irish but I can tell you 're Irish .
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