Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [pers pn] about the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I just want to ask you about the actual erm methodology , which sections did you examine ? |
| 2 | As I was typing these words , a young friend phoned to tell me about the wonderful summer holiday he had just had with his father . |
| 3 | I tried to tell her about the horrible man on the doorstep but she would n't listen . |
| 4 | Hundred thousand pounds you do not have to submit an inland revenue account , therefore you do n't need to tell them about the three hundred thousand pounds and therefore you wo n't pay inheritance tax . |
| 5 | Gilbert had served my Mass every morning and was now writing to tell me about the approaching Easter examinations and was hoping to do well . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Yes , and I remember the tanks moving down Whitehall ; or at any rate I remember the picture I had of them in my head as Tilly Tilling , in the middle of a history class , suddenly began to tell us about the military putsch that was coming . |
| 8 | Or , ‘ Ladies and Gentlemen , I am delighted to be invited to tell you about the amusing experiences I have had while travelling/teaching as a , etc . ’ |
| 9 | She constantly needed to caution him about the many dangers he was either too young or too stupid to recognize for himself . |
| 10 | If he had n't rattled her so much the other day , leaving her high and dry to sneak off and join his girlfriend , she might have remembered to tell him about the dratted ledgers . |
| 11 | About a year later one of the boys met an old lady who lived not far from the pond and they were discussing the strange happenings when the lady said , ‘ I can tell you a bit about it , ’ and she then proceeded to tell them about the crazy motorcyclist . |
| 12 | His wife was again allowed to visit him about the same time on the following ( or third ) day of custody . |
| 13 | He was very tempted to tell her about The Yellow Chair . |
| 14 | Helen do you want to tell us about the next stage ? |
| 15 | Ossie wanted to ask him about the two gentlemen of Verona . |
| 16 | She wanted to say that not only was that ridiculous but it was dangerous , she wanted to tell him about the frightening minutes in the maze of old Nice . |