Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] [pers pn] about the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was no intention to misinform you about the situation . ’ |
| 2 | After his show yesterday we asked Fluff to tell us about the most memorable records from his 32-year career . |
| 3 | ‘ Morning , ’ she said in a friendly voice , then pointed to the desk to remind him about the microphone . |
| 4 | He asked the parents to tell him about the children , their tastes , their likes and dislikes . |
| 5 | She refused the cold remains of the fish and chips , so he took the whole package out to the dustbin at the front of the house ( no need to worry her about the Sweet murder if she did n't know — and it appeared she did n't ) . |
| 6 | A SOCIAL services chief issued an appeal yesterday for the bit-part actress Yasmin Gibson to contact them about the future of her Home Alone daughter , being cared for in a children 's home . |
| 7 | Upon return to their base the Captain disappears to the Ops Room to brief them about the incident , whilst his team once again prepare the equipment . |
| 8 | We have the kitchen middens to inform us about the former and the dolmens and passage graves — both resting places and scenes of ancestor worship — to inform us of the latter . |
| 9 | But , before Robert had the chance to ask him about the Golden Calf of the Druze , or what a Nizari Ismaili might be , or how many of either group might be lurking around Wimbledon , the bell sounded for the end of break , and , below them , in the Great Hall , he heard the sounds of the whole school assembling for nature , recreation and Islamic dancing . |
| 10 | She paused , then changed the subject by looking at him expectantly as she said , ‘ Have n't you things to show me about the running of this office ? ’ |
| 11 | After all , ITN 's bulletins have made no attempts to deceive us about the influence of Iraqi minders over Sadler 's reports . |
| 12 | He appealed directly to the pieds noirs and the army , using rhetoric that combined intimidating references to the authority of the state with tendentious but effective arguments to reassure them about the " real " aim of his policy . |
| 13 | ‘ A simple phone call to tell me about the problem would have saved me all this fuss and expense . ’ |
| 14 | NatWest is to contact its 5 million cardholders to tell them about the problem . |
| 15 | For example , historical materialism may have a lot to tell us about the political economy of immigrant labour and the unequal exchange between metropolitan capitalism and the third world , but it has proved quite incapable of grasping the micro-foundations of racist ideologies . |
| 16 | He went on to tell Oliver the story of another young boy , who had gone to the police to tell them about the gang , but who had finally been hanged one morning for being a thief . |
| 17 | The first thing to strike me about the EX was that Ibanez have chosen to reduce the size of their name on the headstock from its usual HI THERE ! status to a very modestly-sized logo that would almost certainly not get served in my local . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | I 'm not sending him there I 'll have to get Geoff to tell you about the story of , you know erm drama he says is pretty bad because , I mean in drama you sort of mess about any way do n't ya ? |
| 20 | I saw Mr Callaghan come down the steps of his plane , stop at the foot and greet the throng of journalists waiting on the tarmac to question him about the current discontents . |
| 21 | He did n't need Fraser to tell him about the brother and sister . |
| 22 | I 'll be going to Governments and health authorities to tell them about the benefits for a whole society . |
| 23 | 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 . |