Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [pers pn] about the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bridhe and Seamus Ban consulted him about the amount of drink that would be needed , and were told to double it . |
| 2 | ‘ I was very undecided when my agent told me about the offer … ’ |
| 3 | ‘ My agent told you about the remuneration ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Everything about the college reminded me about the attack , ’ she explained . |
| 5 | The ceiling reminded him about the church , the roof had been mended but really it was little more than a pig sty . |
| 6 | Mrs. O'Brien said that she believed what her husband told her about the company doing well and having good potential , but she was concerned for her son and felt that it was only for three weeks , and if it would do the trick , she would sign . |
| 7 | The old man listened as the general told him about the incident at Pulkovo Airport . |
| 8 | The hon. Gentleman asked me about the degree of support from medical staff . |
| 9 | On the way out , a policeman told him about the tragedy that was unfolding at the far end of the ground . |
| 10 | The night watchman told me about the incident in the morning . |
| 11 | On the hare 's return , the Moon questioned him about the message he had delivered . |
| 12 | My father told me about the Hound of the Baskervilles . |
| 13 | A long right arm as hard as steel took him about the body , prisoning his left arm above the elbow , and the grazed breast leaned violently over him and broke his balance . |
| 14 | Bite One : ‘ The Secretary of State told us about the silver lining — he told us nothing about the dark clouds on the horizon . ’ |
| 15 | The speaker told us about the role of the health visitor and how it was a separate profession to nursing . |
| 16 | The doctor at the hospital told me about the pill , but said you have to take them regularly and if you forget even once , then you 'll get pregnant . |
| 17 | Bobby Lavender asked me about the target range . |
| 18 | TV told me about the victim of child molestation who claimed , ‘ I owe my analyst my life ’ . |
| 19 | When he was fifteen his mother told him about the hanging . |
| 20 | As the train approached Wolverhampton , Powell the historian told me about the foundation of the town in the 10th century and how it grew to prosperity making weapons for the Civil War . |