Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] [pers pn] about the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He tried to educate them about the nature of demythologizing , a word of which the press had got hold , and to guide them about the best modern writing on the New Testament . |
| 2 | As I was typing these words , a young friend phoned to tell me about the wonderful summer holiday he had just had with his father . |
| 3 | I tried to tell her about the horrible man on the doorstep but she would n't listen . |
| 4 | ‘ He came to tell us about the arrangements , it was n't very well organised |
| 5 | ‘ I — er — forgot to ask you about the Palmer & Pearson — ’ It was as far as she got . |
| 6 | As Uncle George drove off , Carol began to tell them about the strange flight she 'd had on the broomstick , but then her gaze was caught by several dark objects lying in the snow of the lane ahead . |
| 7 | But Mary was out so I gave him the letter and began to tell him about the trouble at home . |
| 8 | Your captain , Seru , was here earlier this morning and began to tell him about the holes in the AOL . |
| 9 | Yes , and I remember the tanks moving down Whitehall ; or at any rate I remember the picture I had of them in my head as Tilly Tilling , in the middle of a history class , suddenly began to tell us about the military putsch that was coming . |
| 10 | She constantly needed to caution him about the many dangers he was either too young or too stupid to recognize for himself . |
| 11 | He weighed up what he needed to tell her about the shapechangers and theft of the nuclear device . |
| 12 | They hacked me in the ribs and then proceeded to batter me about the head . |
| 13 | Erm I meant to ask you about the inside of the the coffin was that plain white material or was it did it have this u pattern on it as well . |
| 14 | About a year later one of the boys met an old lady who lived not far from the pond and they were discussing the strange happenings when the lady said , ‘ I can tell you a bit about it , ’ and she then proceeded to tell them about the crazy motorcyclist . |
| 15 | The big regatta dances in the huge grey tent down by the quay in Carrick were just beginning but there were so few days left of the holiday that Maggie preferred to spend them about the house chatting with Rose or her sisters around the fire or talking with Michael out in the front garden among his flowerbeds ; and sometimes during long breaks in the rain they would go out to where Moran was tidying up in the meadows . |
| 16 | See why I had to remind her about the driving license ? |
| 17 | It was right at the very beginning when you had to ask him about the introduction , I thought you were going straight off from the business card and all the rest of it and what you actually had was your C C Q in front of you because it took you all that time to get round to it . |
| 18 | He had to ask her about the screaming . |
| 19 | Mr Major got off to a stickier start with President Mitterrand , who neglected to tell him about the Gulf peace plan that France was about to launch in mid-January . |
| 20 | He pulled her away , and although there was a laughing expression on his face his voice was quiet as he continued to warn her about the power of the Press and how it was politic not to get up their nose whatever the provocation offered . |
| 21 | Then I had to tell her about the visit — about most of it — from Sergia and her cohorts . |
| 22 | I was afraid to speak to these important people but I had to tell them about the danger . |
| 23 | I had to tell you about the risk , but I 've done this operation on bitches who were older than Sandy , and they were all successful . ’ |
| 24 | GPU alleges that the commission failed to warn it about the safety hazards of the Three Mile Island reactor . |
| 25 | Oh , and Frank wanted to see me about the car . |
| 26 | Ossie wanted to ask him about the two gentlemen of Verona . |
| 27 | I wanted to ask him about the room , if anyone has cancelled . |
| 28 | I wanted to ask you about the furniture . |
| 29 | ‘ He wanted to tell me about the lion hunt Claudia organized . |
| 30 | She wanted to say that not only was that ridiculous but it was dangerous , she wanted to tell him about the frightening minutes in the maze of old Nice . |