Example sentences of "[verb] you about [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My captain phoned you about the two people from OM-45 . |
| 2 | This is the reason for the ungrammaticality of : ( 40 ) the only book missing readable is Twyford 's Lives of the Slovak Saints By contrast , the examples of ( 41 ) are fully acceptable : ( 41 ) the only readable book missing is the one I told you about the only missing book readable is the one already mentioned The same contrast is seen in ( 42 ) beside the two cases of ( 43 ) which are both grammatically acceptable ( although not of course quite identical in meaning ) : ( 42 ) *one journalist striking accessible is Jana Flynn ( 43 ) one striking journalist accessible is Jana Flynn one accessible journalist striking is Jana Flynn The restriction is general , applying even if the particular adjectives concerned are ones which can normally appear postnominally . |
| 3 | ‘ I ca n't believe it … definitely the Hamlet if I want it — I 've worked with those people before ; remember I told you about the provincial-theatre year ? ’ she said , scrambling her words . |
| 4 | In that case , perhaps I can consult you about the other unpleasant incident . ’ |
| 5 | and I interrupted you about the casual ward , so you did n't really finish that ? |
| 6 | A few years ago , if you had asked almost any biologist what was special about living things as opposed to nonliving things , he would have told you about a special substance called protoplasm . |
| 7 | It 's strange the way Chinese Whispers start about certain guitars ; by the time the umpteenth person has told you about the amazing instrument that they 've seen , you begin to be very sceptical about whether anything can be as outrageous as described … |
| 8 | In telling you how it works we will have told you about the basic peculiarities of all quantum mechanics . |
| 9 | Label every area and then use what they give you about the total number . |
| 10 | So it , it , it 's a , it goes much beyond merely a kind of er , cliche , of saying , all people can be sometimes good or people can be sometimes bad , and it tells you about the specific way in which this th this comes about . |
| 11 | It 's important to remember the classification tells you about the minimum facilities available : it could well be that a Listed establishment , for example , will also provide some of the services and facilities found at a higher Crown level . |
| 12 | your partner tells you about the good times he/she had before meeting you |
| 13 | Well , I suppose , if somebody 's going around with an opinion pole , and they ask you about a certain , what you think about a certain thing , that , that , presume what their asking about , may affect everybody in different way |
| 14 | Did n't Celia tell you about the awful time she had giving birth to Donna ? ’ |
| 15 | " Sit beside me on my carpet , then , and I will tell you about the golden apple and the nine peahens . " |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Why was n't you in registration or did I tell you about the blooming black board ? |
| 19 | Why was n't you in registration or did I tell you about the blooming black board ? |
| 20 | Well er my mother went down the yard , I wo n't tell you about the other , sister . |
| 21 | 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 ) . |
| 22 | Let let me tell you about the damned side effects of this drug , because people are entitled to know what they . |
| 23 | Did Charles tell you about the proposed merger ? ’ |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | The TIC can tell you about the local brewers Tetleys ' Heritage Inns , including the 1,000-year-old Bingley Arms at Bardsey . |
| 26 | Some individuals have no worries ; they have planned the event for years , made maximum pension contributions , carefully invested their savings , covered themselves and family in insurance policies , budgeted ahead and can even gleefully tell you about the exotic round-the-world trip they intend to take just as soon as their new life begins . |
| 27 | Before we start our session , I must tell you about an excellent course I attended recently . |
| 28 | Your occupational therapist or physiotherapist will advise you about the many ingenious gadgets available which might be useful . |
| 29 | You trainer is a nicer guy who can advise you about the next fight . |
| 30 | I just want to ask you about the actual erm methodology , which sections did you examine ? |