Example sentences of "to her about " in BNC.
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| 1 | While a few policemen tried to the bitter end to avoid conversation with the field-worker , sufficient rapport was established over time for the majority to talk quite openly to her about what are highly sensitive and controversial topics in a Northern Ireland context . |
| 2 | That was in fact the private view of Harold Nicolson , although he did not allow it to be expressed in his official biography of George V. In an unpublished section of his diaries , he writes of his interview with Queen Mary on 21 March 1949 , ‘ I talked to her about the 1931 crisis and said that I was convinced the King had been a determinant influence on that occasion , ‘ Yes certainly ; he certainly was , ' |
| 3 | They would chat away to her about their day until they got down to the schoolwork . |
| 4 | Erika felt goose-pimples on her arms and the thought crossed her mind that , despite all that had been said to her about courage , perhaps she was n't really cut out for stardom , after all . |
| 5 | ‘ Poor cow , ’ he 'd said to her about Eleanor , ‘ she thinks she 's going to get something out of me . |
| 6 | She had told him lies about where Bella 's money was hidden , pretended to be fascinated when he had lied to her about spending the day with his father : ‘ We played golf together , then he took me for a ride in the new car . |
| 7 | I bought the dress she was looking at and chatted to her about it . |
| 8 | Minnie had written to her about how terrible it had been , how Captain Cook had brought his wife up to see a specialist who had examined her and said at once there was nothing to be done , there was no operation possible , and he must take his wife home to die . |
| 9 | His mother says that he talked to her about it and she tried to convince him that he was misinterpreting what he had seen and heard , but as far as I can learn John never mentioned it to anyone else until late in life , when telling Dr Schäfer about the thoughts which led him to make his ballet Spuren . |
| 10 | She likes the company of young people and finds they often talk to her about things they ca n't always discuss at home . |
| 11 | When I was debating with myself whether to take up athletics full time I decided , on the spur of the moment , to go up to Nottingham to talk to her about it . |
| 12 | Although I had already spoken to her about past lives , Maxine was not at all sure that she believed in the concept . |
| 13 | And : ‘ I hear people are always writing to her about the deaths of their hearts . ’ |
| 14 | Papa , of course , was an actor , and had spoken to her about the pit and the gallery , the stage , the curtain and dressing-rooms . |
| 15 | Have you ever spoken to her about the problem ? ’ |
| 16 | He came to see yer mother and talk to her about paying a reward . |
| 17 | Laura had said once , when he grumbled to her about Mr Simpson . |
| 18 | Perhaps talking to her about Rob made him feel that someone was dancing on his own grave . |
| 19 | Mother needed to be reassured that it would be all right to stop putting a nappy on Susan and to talk to her about doing her ‘ poo ’ in the lavatory . |
| 20 | Mother took books and crayons and accompanied Susan while she was seated on the lavatory , encouraging and talking to her about doing her ‘ poo ’ in it . |
| 21 | The Queen had already heard rumours about the couple 's problems — but it really sank home just a year ago when Sarah asked if she could talk to her about ‘ a very personal matter ’ . |
| 22 | He was clever at finding bargains , reporting back to her about the special offers , the cheaper lines . |
| 23 | He had explained to her about the imitation dove that would fly out from the high altar during the Easter mass and light a great cart of fireworks . |
| 24 | It was difficult to know whether she had understood everything he had tried to explain to her about his being involved in a case in which she was the chief witness , about his career , and how he had a mother and sister to support . |
| 25 | I had talked a great deal to her about my nights in Marcus . |
| 26 | I then explained to her about the attack on Toby . |
| 27 | Mr Bradley called her miss , and even the local doctor called her Miss McCafferty whenever he had reason to talk to her about her charges . |
| 28 | She had anticipated as much when he talked to her about leaving as they watched the sun go down over the Mediterranean during the honeymoon cruise . |
| 29 | And I griped to her about a certain person at work , I lamented the fact that we were a second-rate company when we could be a first-rate company , the usual junk . |
| 30 | He began talking to her about birdsong , about bird music , really . |