Example sentences of "[pers pn] about the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Not without telling them about the coins . |
| 2 | We did n't tell them about the Germans because we did n't want them to be more worried than they were already . |
| 3 | The Rangers will help the area and visitors by advising , guiding and informing them about the Hills and the many interests to be seen and enjoyed . |
| 4 | It was a party of sixth-formers with an instructor teaching them about the effects of weathering , the differing levels of hardness of limestone and how the two combine to produce waterfalls . |
| 5 | Firstly , due to the low usage figures found by the programme monitors in Phase 1 villages ( described in Chapter 5 ) , the Oral Replacement Workers had placed greater emphasis during Phase 2 on telling the village people about LGS at the expense of telling them about the dangers of adding too much salt to the solution . |
| 6 | Ask them about the benefits of a Northern Ireland location and they will highlight the quality of the people that work for them . |
| 7 | I 'll be going to Governments and health authorities to tell them about the benefits for a whole society . |
| 8 | The BD8 Form is sent to the Social Services Department and a social worker will then visit the family to inform them about the services and allowances that may be available to them . |
| 9 | It is important that the children should be able to play freely in this way , and again although it might be appropriate to talk with them about the materials beforehand or afterwards , if a model has been completed , a great deal can be learnt simply by observation . |
| 10 | I talk to them about the choices they 've made which led them to offend , and help them to find strategies to avoid it in the future , ’ she explains . |
| 11 | Tell them about the aims of the Medau Society , what it does for them , and for others |
| 12 | She has come to tell them about the opportunities which await them if they are prepared to make the long journey to Oregon . |
| 13 | He 'll be telling them about the pressures of being a superstar living in Hollywood ! |
| 14 | Treachery is unlikely , but the decision not to attack the Scottish camp , and not to pursue the Scots when they broke camp , suggests at the very least a lack of confidence and judgement amongst the English commanders , and there is some evidence of disagreement amongst them about the tactics they should adopt . |
| 15 | And as for women in their 30s and 40s , Time claims they feel the feminist movement betrayed them by failing to warn them about the sacrifices women had to make in exchange for equality and by pursuing the wrong goals — pushing more strongly for the equal rights amendment than for child care or flexible working hours . |
| 16 | He told them about the oranges and bananas that grow in Aula and the quantities of milk and curd , and then about the monkeys that hop around and eat the crops . |
| 17 | I 'd tell them about the plants . |
| 18 | You told them about the tubes in my daughter 's bag … |
| 19 | The people of Wainfleet are openly friendly , keen to welcome visitors and proud to tell them about the fascinations of the town . |
| 20 | Now — tell me about the lions . ’ |
| 21 | " Tell me about the cartridges , " I went on . |
| 22 | When people ask me about the deeds of some of our very great airmen , and I go right throughout the war on both sides , there are shining examples brighter than anything in the constellation that come to mind ; I think of Cheshire 's 100 sorties and , no less important , Fraser Barron — a little Kiwi not yet 21 with two DSOs , two DFCs and a DFM — Pathfinder squadron commander , killed with his deputy Master Bomber on one of the interdiction targets before the Invasion , and a host of others , I can think of half-a-hundred , but I have never met anyone — In fact I have never walked in the shadow of anyone — braver than Buster . |
| 23 | Can you advise me about the pros and cons and tell me the best way to retain their copper finish ? |
| 24 | Tell me about the things |
| 25 | Each week he would sit me on his knee and , under the pretence of asking me about the things I 'd been doing at school , he would squeeze my thighs and waist . |
| 26 | So she puts a dress on , when she feels well enough , and I go and look and she talks to me about the times she wore it before . |
| 27 | ‘ Did you care when you walked out on me the day that you told me about the notes and the wine glass , and then Rebecca came back to the office ? |
| 28 | He said : ‘ A contact I made when I was in Croatia got in touch to tell me about the efforts of the villagers of Sumet , which is between Split and Mostar . |
| 29 | Oi asked Miki from Lush if she would tell me about the birds and the bees but instead she twatted me with a flange pedal . |
| 30 | Jack teed the ball up , after a short discussion with me about the merits of a six- or a seven-iron . |