Example sentences of "[pers pn] about the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We talk to them about the style of service and food they are planning and the figure we recommend is often less than they had estimated , ’ he says . |
| 2 | Security police snatched away members of the 1,000-strong march and beat them about the head with truncheons as the crowd chanted ‘ No violence ’ and ‘ We 're staying here ’ . |
| 3 | In another part of the city , near the Gethsemane church in the run-down Prenzlauer Berg district , police attacked a candlelit procession by about 1,000 young people , beating them about the head with truncheons , as the crowd chanted ‘ no violence ’ . |
| 4 | He tried to educate them about the nature of demythologizing , a word of which the press had got hold , and to guide them about the best modern writing on the New Testament . |
| 5 | He tried to educate them about the nature of demythologizing , a word of which the press had got hold , and to guide them about the best modern writing on the New Testament . |
| 6 | We were always having rows with them about the back garden , territorial disputes over 15-square-feet of packed mud covered in cat shit . |
| 7 | The big regatta dances in the huge grey tent down by the quay in Carrick were just beginning but there were so few days left of the holiday that Maggie preferred to spend them about the house chatting with Rose or her sisters around the fire or talking with Michael out in the front garden among his flowerbeds ; and sometimes during long breaks in the rain they would go out to where Moran was tidying up in the meadows . |
| 8 | Later , at Reykjavik , I was chatting to somebody , telling them about the Ernir flights . |
| 9 | I have been telling them about the different sensitivity which Asian women have to their babies and the fact that you ca n't just go up to an Asian woman with the diet leaflet and say you should be giving your baby Cod Liver Oil , because 90 per cent of Asians in Wandsworth are vegetarians . |
| 10 | We complained to them about the target . |
| 11 | I talk to them about the choices they 've made which led them to offend , and help them to find strategies to avoid it in the future , ’ she explains . |
| 12 | Upon return to their base the Captain disappears to the Ops Room to brief them about the incident , whilst his team once again prepare the equipment . |
| 13 | Even at formal dinners where weighty matters were being bandied about , he would seek out other young fathers to swap stories with them about the thrill and magic of childbirth . |
| 14 | And as for women in their 30s and 40s , Time claims they feel the feminist movement betrayed them by failing to warn them about the sacrifices women had to make in exchange for equality and by pursuing the wrong goals — pushing more strongly for the equal rights amendment than for child care or flexible working hours . |
| 15 | Perhaps one day an inspired current-affairs teacher will ask them about the long-term impact of the 1988 Education Act . |
| 16 | ‘ In particular , ask them about the accuracy of sales forecasts , cost projections and the quality of the back-up he provides . ’ |
| 17 | She has come to tell them about the opportunities which await them if they are prepared to make the long journey to Oregon . |
| 18 | A good starting point is to ask parents to list ten things that irritate them about the school plus ten things that the school does rather well . |
| 19 | I warned them about the airport . |
| 20 | When I tried to explain to them about the golf-ball it only made matters worse . |
| 21 | She even told them about the nice young man who said he had n't seen her for some time . |
| 22 | As Uncle George drove off , Carol began to tell them about the strange flight she 'd had on the broomstick , but then her gaze was caught by several dark objects lying in the snow of the lane ahead . |
| 23 | She may feel more in control if she takes her bill herself to the Department of Social Security , having been guided by the adviser that she should ask them about the ‘ fuel direct ’ scheme that will debit her benefits automatically and prevent disconnection . |
| 24 | She told them about the visit of Father Devlin and Malachi Drennan ; of how Malachi had asked for Una 's hand in marriage ; of how he had offered to sell seventy acres of his best land to their father if the marriage took place . |
| 25 | It was particularly delightful to be with the young people , sharing their dreams and concerns and talking with them about the future . |
| 26 | A mother does her level best to warn them about the ever present dangers |
| 27 | I agree with them about the need for a comprehensive UK energy policy in order to provide primary energy substitution for oil . |
| 28 | ‘ Remember to tell them about the hair , ’ Cal added . |
| 29 | It is important that the children should be able to play freely in this way , and again although it might be appropriate to talk with them about the materials beforehand or afterwards , if a model has been completed , a great deal can be learnt simply by observation . |
| 30 | He told them about the oranges and bananas that grow in Aula and the quantities of milk and curd , and then about the monkeys that hop around and eat the crops . |