Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] tell [pers pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ I can take any debts you might have on to my books and raise the money I need to start the business off , but I must tell you one thing , ’ Emily said , ‘ I am not rich , do n't make that mistake , I need the business to succeed or I 'm finished . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Well , I might tell you that Uncle follows a pattern that was forced upon him . |
| 4 | I 'll tell them malicious gossip about the rest of the club and I 'll become a kind of mascot . |
| 5 | I 'll tell you two things |
| 6 | ‘ Perhaps I 'll tell you one day , if we chance to get acquainted , but for the present my name is all I have that belongs to me alone , ’ he said . |
| 7 | I 'll tell you one thing , Jock , with Lovat in command there will be no retreat from these positions . |
| 8 | But I 'll tell you one thing … ’ |
| 9 | Well , I 'll tell you one thing . |
| 10 | But I 'll tell you one thing before I go . |
| 11 | But I 'll tell you one thing . |
| 12 | I 'll tell you one thing , listening to the range of views you 've heard tonight , the different opinions and the different situations , whatever you think , you 're normal ! |
| 13 | I 'm going out but before I go I 'll tell you one thing . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'll tell you one thing , Rod , ’ he said , ‘ and I 'll bet money on it . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm no psychiatrist but I 'll tell you one thing . |
| 16 | Well , I 'll tell you one thing ; whoever killed him it was n't Timmy Jordan , he 's crack-brained but he 's harmless . ’ |
| 17 | I 'll tell you one thing , he 'll never enter Number Eleven High Park Avenue again . " |
| 18 | But I 'll tell you one thing , I can still see that something is worrying you , you sound as though … |
| 19 | Well , I 'll tell you one thing , Monday 's not gon na be wonderful for me , I 've got to go into hospital for a little operation er b but seriously , I 'll be out on Tuesday , but I 'll , I 'll be away for the week er , because the Doc said do n't come back to , to work till a week on Monday , so I 'll , I 'll try and listen if I can , but what have you got for us ? |
| 20 | ‘ I 'll tell you one thing . ’ |
| 21 | I 'll tell you one thing I , I take the top off |
| 22 | It 's terrible , you know , I 'll tell you one thing , I went out with , he did whatever he had to do . |
| 23 | I 'll tell you one thing , nineteen ninety three had better come round |
| 24 | I 'll tell you one thing-I can get rid of Mr Hyde any time I want . |
| 25 | ‘ Well , just so you do n't die wondering , I 'll tell you one titbit that should cheer you up . |
| 26 | But I 'll tell you next time I say |
| 27 | ‘ I 'll tell you another reason why you wo n't get promoted , ’ Lambert addressed Dangerfield . |
| 28 | And I 'll tell you another thing , you 're too much of a liability . |
| 29 | " But I 'll tell you another thing , " he said . |
| 30 | And I 'll tell you another thing into the bargain , so 's you wo n't go harbouring no ideas about me . |