Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [vb mod] tell [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wondered if I should tell him this , and decided he might not think it funny . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , then I do n't know if I should tell you . ’ |
| 3 | The low style is surely recalled by the colloquial " " Hé " " given to God and St Peter as noted above , and the high by the description of the young wife in Les Trois Boçus : ( a beautiful girl So beautiful that she was a delight And if I should tell you the truth I do not think that Nature ever made Any more beautiful creature . ) |
| 4 | ‘ If you ask me what you want to know I 'll see if I can tell you . ’ |
| 5 | If I can tell you that some of the the erm what I would call direct sales people have said they think they can sell advertising and are now in another direction or still resting |
| 6 | ‘ as if I 'd tell you . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Well , all right , if I must tell you , it 's the hair of a young woman I was going to marry before I met you . ’ |
| 8 | They would n't believe me , even if I could tell them . |
| 9 | ‘ And Mr Cameron — it might be convenient for you as well. t , ‘ If I could tell you … |
| 10 | It 's not as if I could tell you much , anyway , seeing I never met her . ’ |
| 11 | Oi asked Miki from Lush if she would tell me about the birds and the bees but instead she twatted me with a flange pedal . |
| 12 | She wondered if she should tell him about Amy 's having been a nurse . |
| 13 | And if she could tell you her mind privately some while ago , do you suppose she can not make it very plain to us in public today ? |
| 14 | " I would be grateful if you would tell her that this house also belongs to me . |
| 15 | I 'll tell you my secret if you 'll tell me yours . |
| 16 | On my word your Notion is not amiss ( and by the way I 'll not forget it ) I will only give this Sheet to the Bookseller , and wait on you if you 'll tell me where . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I 'll tell you where I am if you 'll tell me what your lucky number is . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I 'll hush if you 'll tell us a story . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I wonder if you might tell us of a local hostelry where I can purchase a good dinner ? |
| 20 | We 'll let you travel in it if you will tell us all about yourselves , and show us your planet . " |
| 21 | If you can tell him what 's happening with the other players he 's happy because then he knows what there is to do . |
| 22 | If you can tell him next week he 's back in |
| 23 | If you can tell him the whole town pays for itself , that 's far more impressive than — ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Just try and see if you can tell me what happened when you left Eastover . |
| 25 | If you can tell me the initials of my name , you can have what 's in this bag . ’ |
| 26 | I wonder if you can tell me what breeds run on the moor so I may be able to work out her breeding . |
| 27 | Look , if you can tell me what it is you want to know … ’ |
| 28 | ‘ If you can tell me where the flesh ends and the mind begins , I will answer that . ’ |
| 29 | If you can tell me which region Hertfordshire is in , or Berkshire is in , I will find somebody else who can tell you it 's in a different region . |
| 30 | Can we have a look at those four and if you could , I 'd be grateful if you can tell me what change in the security situation , as envisaged by the government , has led to our acceptance of those changes . |