Example sentences of "then i [modal v] tell [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let me get the proper sequence of events , then I shall tell you what I know and the problem will be resolved . |
| 2 | Then I would tell myself such ideas were unreasonable : why would an American half-poet want to betray me to any government agency ? |
| 3 | Right then I 'll tell them three . |
| 4 | if he does n't like her then I 'll tell my friend not to come . |
| 5 | ‘ Wipe your nose first , and then I 'll tell you something that happened to me . |
| 6 | ‘ Then I 'll tell you what 's going on , Mister Hatch . |
| 7 | " Just make sure it 's a boy , then I 'll tell you if I 'm pleased . " |
| 8 | Er and then I 'll tell you then when was in the er on Square and of course this council house as what this council house what 's built now , it was n't there then , it used to be different council house , there used to be a great big archway . |
| 9 | So if you cut your toenails do n't leave them lying around on the floor , do n't make too much noise if you have to use the slop bucket at night and if you 're a shit-stabber then I 'll tell you now , my arsehole is n't for rent . |
| 10 | " Then I 'll tell you , wo n't I ? |
| 11 | ‘ Then I 'll tell you : in a nutshell , you look soft and warm and human . |
| 12 | ‘ Come on in out of the rain — you 're absolutely drenched — and then I 'll tell you . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Then I 'll tell you , ’ he broke in . |
| 14 | but , so I said oh I 'll have it for a month and then I 'll tell you then whether |
| 15 | a sight worse then I can tell ya , he did a , a |
| 16 | Oh yeah , what oh yes , oh without a doubt Joan , er you can do it , you could have the name and you could have who talked to them and , and then I can tell 'em that what , I 've done this you see and that 'd be the end of it it does suggest that you do n't tell them before you tell them after and then you sort of give them the opp the opportunity of me knocking , not recording it you see , wiping it off the tape , because it stunts the conversation . |
| 17 | ‘ Then I can tell you the difference between invention and insight . ’ |
| 18 | Nevertheless , if you think this catalogue paints an unnecessarily bleak picture of how teachers are feeling , then I can tell you with some confidence that you have been deceived by the cover-up . |
| 19 | Seventy grand I paid for it , and that was the national debt then I can tell you . |
| 20 | ‘ The old ticker was going then I can tell you . |
| 21 | ‘ Then I will tell you ! |
| 22 | Then I will tell you what each of these initials . |
| 23 | ‘ The Minister is just finishing a phone call , then I must tell him one thing before he sees you , ’ he said , briskly , glancing at the miniature switchboard beside him which sat incongruously in the draughty , high-ceilinged , dingy room . |
| 24 | ‘ Then I must tell you , Mr. Chambers . |