Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [pers pn] about the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have not yet resolved all the detail but I should tell you about the key aspects of these changes so that we can go forward together to put the new arrangements successfully in place . |
| 2 | ‘ Your need 's greater than mine , ’ and then he 'd tell me about the new necklace he 'd bought for his missus . |
| 3 | I wish I could tell you about the new brand names that have entered my life to take their place alongside Sony , Miyake , Commodore , Brother , Byblos , Hitachi and Nintendo — Mama and Papas , Baby Gap , Avanti , Ultra-Togs , Mama Toto , Mini/Man . |
| 4 | He used to tell me about the odd trip to Eastern Europe on business . |
| 5 | " Sit beside me on my carpet , then , and I will tell you about the golden apple and the nine peahens . " |
| 6 | Any computer shop will tell you about the various comms packages available for your machine , though bear in mind that some can be quite difficult to set up ( and that most American software can not handle the Prestel standards ) . |
| 7 | Your occupational therapist or physiotherapist will advise you about the many ingenious gadgets available which might be useful . |
| 8 | Perhaps one day an inspired current-affairs teacher will ask them about the long-term impact of the 1988 Education Act . |
| 9 | In that case , perhaps I can consult you about the other unpleasant incident . ’ |
| 10 | He also carefully counts the local council votes in all the wards which affect his constituency to see what they can tell him about the likely outcome of the parliamentary election . |
| 11 | Is there anything you can tell me about the two young women who died after they had been working in this house , Theresa Nolan and Diana Travers ? ’ |
| 12 | I is there anything you can tell us about the additional costs of er er increased specifications , there have been some increases as well minor reductions . |
| 13 | Residuals can tell us about the general level of variability of data over and above that accounted for by the fit ; we can judge atypical behaviour against this variability , as measured , for example , by the midspread of the residuals . |
| 14 | This , in turn , will cause us to address the broader issue of whether there is , in a more general sense , a genuine , causal association between insanity and at least some forms of creativity ; and , if that is so , what it can tell us about the underlying qualities of psychosis and of the creative process . |
| 15 | Now that LIFESPAN knows about the media types and units it can use , you can tell it about the specific media items you have available for it . |
| 16 | This is all I can tell you about the rapid modification process ; it has the effect of diminishing the prominence of events and combinations of events that normally occur together , giving prominence to new associations . |
| 17 | The TIC can tell you about the local brewers Tetleys ' Heritage Inns , including the 1,000-year-old Bingley Arms at Bardsey . |
| 18 | You trainer is a nicer guy who can advise you about the next fight . |
| 19 | Porn can teach us about the simple mechanics of lesbian and gay sex . |