Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] about [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I , I ca n't , I do n't bowl them out I have to bowl them about that far away from the wickets . |
| 2 | I went to see them about this but they told me it was up to the social security people to make up the difference . |
| 3 | My hon. Friend has been to see me about this matter with a group of colleagues . |
| 4 | What used to annoy me about that shop was that , that the fact that you know people used to buy the things on the never- never |
| 5 | Not going to tackle him about this business of Dora 's golf-club , are you ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I came to see you about some notes I sent your husband . |
| 7 | While the Secretary of State has tried to assure the House about the problems and implications of recognition of Croatia , will he try once more to reassure us about that recognition ? |
| 8 | ‘ I suppose , ’ he said wearily , ‘ you wish to question me about that ? ’ |
| 9 | On the last point that Les makes , I want to ensure him about this ; that when Horton run that boat business , that was a water-based business , it ran on the basis there were floats in the river and you stepped on to the float and you got onto a boat . |
| 10 | If the person indicates that he has nothing more to say the officer shall without delay cease to question him about that offence . … |
| 11 | To expect a man to understand it about another man 's son is expecting a very great deal . ’ |
| 12 | I remembered that I had promised to see her about some poems she had written and had nervously asked me to read . |
| 13 | For example , if the soft sell chap fails to wheedle his client into buying , his partner can ring him up and say : " My colleague 's at an important meeting , but he asked me to call you about this stock . |
| 14 | I hope to initiate you into this important part of life … to teach you about such things . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ As the managing director of a large commercial organisation , I employ solicitors to work on all the legal issues arising from the operation of my business and to advise me about all the new developments in legislation and case law . ’ |
| 16 | I thought you might be a Windmill girl … come to blackmail me about some drunken indiscretion of mine . |
| 17 | A lawyer will be able to advise you about this . |
| 18 | Your social worker should be able to advise you about these . |
| 19 | Well I du n no whether I I 'm in a position to comment on that you know you 'll have to ask them about that whether you know we 've all learnt from each other really . |
| 20 | They 've had a very busy summer in the Admissions Office , but now the new academic year is underway , I 've invited them into the studio to ask them about this year 's admissions . |
| 21 | ‘ Yet no-one thinks to ask me about this . |
| 22 | So I 'm going to promise and you 've got to remind me about this promise that the next Tuesday , that 's when you 're or even Wednesday , but if I give it you Tuesday we can be organized for Wednesday ca n't we ? |
| 23 | ‘ Well , he does n't sound like anyone I know , ’ I said , ‘ unless he 's a caddie who happened to be passing nearby and wanted to quiz me about any work available . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I was going to ask you about that . |
| 25 | I was going to ask you about that . |
| 26 | Oh yes I 'd forgotten to ask you about that . |
| 27 | Now I wan I want to ask you about that . |
| 28 | Okay but you do n't mind me coming back to ask you about those , those people ? |
| 29 | Someone ought to ask him about that . |
| 30 | He 'd also said Leo was a tycoon , only she did n't quite know how to ask him about that . |