Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [noun prp] about the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Detectives waiting to question Pringle about the siege and shooting of two other people have mounted a constant vigil at his hospital bedside .
2 She seemed embarrassed and muttered that her mother had given Terry the photograph , but before she said any more Mrs Redmond began to ask Joe about the war news .
3 She shrivelled inside at the thought of having to tell Maggie about the accident .
4 The Senegalese Armed Forces Chief of Staff , Gen. Mamadou Mansour Seck , had gone to see Taylor about the incident , accompanied by Maj.-Gen.
5 Twice she 'd begun to tell Marlin about the meeting in and outside Bloomingdales ; twice she 'd re-channelled the conversation at the last moment , unable to face his benign condescension .
6 She hoped to tell Sarah about the caelidhe on Monday , but a message came that she was too ill for work .
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