Example sentences of "to tell [pron] about [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was just going to tell them about all the things that were on my mind , about my dad and about Jesus and about aliens taking over the … |
| 2 | When a colleague discovered that I was coming here to do this er she saw it as laughable and she also saw it as something that I would prefer to keep quiet from my colleagues and tried a bit of moral blackmail on me as well to say I 'm going to tell them about that if you do n't them about this sort of thing . |
| 3 | But we had to tell them about some modifications that needed to be done . |
| 4 | Right , I was subject to a , an assault that was quite frightening erm in that I was working in a shop on my own and er someone came into the shop and locked the door behind me and tried er to pull me down towards the back of the shop and er apart from being very frightened I find it difficult to accept that I was just an innocent victim , I kept making excuses that this person who did it to me did n't mean to frighten me he , only could n't communicate that he , he , he said it eventually when I managed to fight him off he said , I just wanted to give you a kiss and er I find it very difficult and I had to be forced to go to the police erm to tell them about this because I thought you know its just a misunderstanding and , but it was terrifying |
| 5 | If you 're going to tell me about that bloody dream again — . ’ |
| 6 | Now you just have to tell me about that that peedie er shop again Vera . |
| 7 | Yeah , he only shoved ten pence in to tell me about that giro . |
| 8 | She kept phoning me up to tell me about Crowded House tickets and that she could n't get any . |
| 9 | " Sure , " said Fielding , and went on to tell me about two Southern actors called Sod MacGonagall and Fart Klaeber . |
| 10 | ‘ Why have you come to tell me about this , Christine ? ’ |
| 11 | But er she 's coming a and gives him twenty five pounds for what he 's done oh he came in , he came into the kitchen , it 's ever so funny , he came into the kitchen to tell me about this you see Anyway he came back in there and I said to him I 'm not really enthusiastic about the thought er thinking that I was involved with this as well so the dear woman turned round and said to me it 's only your husband so I said well I 'd better go back in the kitchen where I know my place . |
| 12 | ‘ Paula started to tell me about another woman who Eddie had begun seeing and she said that the marriage had gone through a bad patch and divorce proceedings had been started , ’ Miss Coltman said . |
| 13 | Miss Coltman said : ‘ Paula started to tell me about another woman that Eddie was seeing and at one point divorce proceedings had been started . |
| 14 | Miss Coltman said : ‘ Paula started to tell me about another woman that Eddie was seeing and at one point divorce proceedings had been started . ’ |
| 15 | I would like to tell you about two special friends who were blood brothers ( perhaps you also remember what it felt like to cut your finger and touch another who had done the same ? ) . |
| 16 | ‘ I meant to tell you about that . |
| 17 | No not , not till the Manageress , I was just going to tell you about that . |
| 18 | I 'm not sure what to tell you about that one . |
| 19 | Nothing very radical to tell you about that , just to sort of mention it . |
| 20 | I 'm glad you called , " Lorne went on weirdly , " because I want to tell you about another new idea I 've gotten . |
| 21 | They may also be able to tell you about local organisations which give practical help with gardening or decorating . |
| 22 | Then all of a sudden he left and went up to San Carlos and joined the reservation police as if to become Apache again ( Here they called him Tres Hombres , which I will try to tell you about later . ) |
| 23 | I need to write another book to tell you about some of the astonishing ways in which skills can be redirected . |
| 24 | The local Age Concern group or Old People 's Welfare Council group may be able to tell you about special services in your area , which they or other groups run . |
| 25 | But what I was going to tell you about this loan and I was there on this Friday morning when we were drawing our money , and the men were bringing their their s life savings to lend to the union . |
| 26 | I really do n't feel free to tell you about this , but it seems to have been both deeply deranging and profoundly helpful . |
| 27 | I have quite a few exciting things to tell you about this year 's season . |
| 28 | The midwife or health visitor will be able to tell you about these . |
| 29 | White jeans : you do n't need me to tell you about those . |
| 30 | This is to tell you about those raw eggs on Kaarna and in the box from Pike . |