Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] to [pers pn] about the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I understand you want to talk to me about the late Mr Hatton . |
| 2 | But Worcester police want to talk to her about the withdrawal of £130,000 from funds . |
| 3 | ‘ I want to talk to you about the glass of water with the creature in it , ’ Matilda said . |
| 4 | When I tried to explain to them about the golf-ball it only made matters worse . |
| 5 | He was actually expressly forbidden to speak to me about the matter . |
| 6 | Susan had tagged a uniformed cop on the beat ill the distance , and guessed she would n't want to talk to him about the corpse . |
| 7 | I 've just asked him about the collaborative review the focus is apparently on national curriculum so that means maths , English and , but they want to look ge more general issues and because they 're in on a Wens Tuesday and a Wednesday he said that they would go in a look at , three of them would go in a look at taught tutorial lessons they will want to talk to me about the tutorial programme I would hope that that would involve somebody else cos I 've got the bit of the fence that I sit on and ask one or two of you to give your opinion if , if you 're available . |
| 8 | Baldwin saw Chamberlain and said , ‘ Austen , when Sam has gone I shall want to talk to you about the Foreign Office . ’ ’ |
| 9 | Once or twice , at mealtimes , I thought Quigley was going to speak to me about the matter . |
| 10 | Terence Maule declined to talk to us about the matter other than to say he was aware the Allisses were taking action . |
| 11 | Terence Maule declined to talk to us about the matter other than to say he was aware the Allisses were taking action . |
| 12 | She did not have long to brood because Harbury began talking to her about the MacQuillan case . |
| 13 | She would have to talk to him about the flowers and the salmon . |
| 14 | And that was when her conscience , which because she 'd got something else to think about had stayed quiet , suddenly started to get to her about the way in which she was deceiving the man she loved . |
| 15 | She followed him up the room , repeating her sympathy and when that did not hold his attention , she began to apologize for her lateness in coming to speak to him about the tragedy . |
| 16 | I have been asked to write to you about the restricted availability of the public toilets in Scorton . |
| 17 | I have been asked to write to you about the street light outside Annfield on Station Lane Scorton . |
| 18 | Just wanted to speak to you about the skis that was all . |
| 19 | If the hon. Gentleman wishes to write to me about the details of the case to which he referred I shall be happy to respond . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | What was it she had said to him about the missing family silver ? |
| 22 | Was it true , what he had said to her about the value of this family life ? |
| 23 | Papa , of course , was an actor , and had spoken to her about the pit and the gallery , the stage , the curtain and dressing-rooms . |
| 24 | Harold Wilson had complained to me about the continuing hostility of the press towards him and wanted to know how to put it right . |
| 25 | During the last Employment Question Time , the hon. Gentleman asked me about job clubs in his constituency , and I have written to him about the matter . |
| 26 | Now , just when she was bursting to talk to him about the job , he was going to be less than forthcoming . |
| 27 | He too wanted to talk to her about the attack , but found her far less ready to talk to him than she had been to the woman from the gipsy encampment . |
| 28 | Which is why I should have welcomed the students who wanted to talk to me about the poetry of George Darley , which a misguided colleague of mine had included in a series of lectures on the early nineteenth century , and in so doing had worried the more discerning of my students , who were failing to see any merit there . |
| 29 | John and Norma were escorted out of Jeffrey Archer 's Bridal Suite and back to their own and since it was not safe to leave the hotel , Lady Thatcher accompanied them , as she wanted to talk to them about the progress of her Foundation . |
| 30 | I wanted to talk to you about the things that er you 've got from the meetings and to just think about the pricing issues . |