Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] about [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Till receipts say nothing about a business ’ overheads . |
| 2 | They discuss how information is processed to achieve a particular end ( storage and retrieval in memory , for example ) , but they say nothing about the borderline to be drawn between the conscious and unconscious parts of these procedures . |
| 3 | They say something about the faith necessary for Christian belief in Jesus . |
| 4 | Say something about the death , about Hilary 's death . |
| 5 | Do you have any indication of its source , and say something about the background of people . |
| 6 | In making such a statement , evidently , one is not addressing oneself in thought to any specific individual or group of individuals ; although , as will be shown later ( see Chapter 13 ) , one does by implication say something about the class of man-like things , viz. that every single one of its members , no matter how many of them there are , is as a matter of fact man-like . |
| 7 | The figures also show something about the difference between Ipswich and Newham : that Ipswich people are more likely to have an involved relative/friend , tend to live in housing with better amenities , and are much more likely to own their own houses . |
| 8 | For these not only reveal something about the nature of criminal law and hence crime itself , but also how corporations are able to channel some of their resources into a concerted attempt to prevent their socially injurious behaviours from being criminalized . |
| 9 | Younger girls who put it about a bit are called ‘ piglets ' . ’ |
| 10 | Neither circulation nor in-house use studies reveal anything about the failure of users to locate specific items at the shelf , although this information is certainly of interest to the librarian trying to improve the effectiveness of stock . |
| 11 | What clues do the source information , length of book , date of publication and length of discussion give you about the nature of the different writings ? |
| 12 | At a Panel Hearing , the three panel members selected from a pool of serving members , one acting as chairman of the session , consider everything about a child 's life . |
| 13 | In the numerous " guides " which have been published over the years the entries are almost always short as in the many editions of Black or Baedeker , often copied , give a general description of the island and tell nothing about the way the people lived . |
| 14 | In the numerous " guides " which have been published over the years the entries are almost always short as in the many editions of Black or Baedeker , often copied , give a general description of the island and tell nothing about the way the people lived . |
| 15 | So you tell them about the thirty five percent you tell them about the banker 's order that will need signing . |
| 16 | He always used to lecture people , tell them about the honesty of the artist , the necessity not to speak like a bourgeois . |
| 17 | ( Tell them about the class who studied one street in their town and all contributed to one long painting ) . |
| 18 | ‘ But you tell them about the crucifixion of Jesus Christ . ’ |
| 19 | If I have n't made any headway by Tuesday morning , I 'll go to the police and tell them about the plate . |
| 20 | Tell me about the whooper swan . |
| 21 | And tell me about the lady who did abortions , erm , did you know very much about what sort of people they were ? |
| 22 | Well tell me about the furniture that you brought |
| 23 | ‘ Tell me about the quarrel , ’ Lucy had urged , making an effort to clear the situation in her mind . |
| 24 | ‘ Tell me about the man . |
| 25 | Tell me about the man at the exhibition . ’ |
| 26 | Tell me about the law , then . |
| 27 | He said , ‘ Tell me about the hotel . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Now tell me about the finding of the body . ’ |
| 29 | I 'll give you the dirt , ’ he said , denying the child his treat , ‘ when you tell me about the will . ’ |
| 30 | Tell me about the pedal board I 've seen on stage … |