Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] about [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hon. Gentleman asked me about future numbers . |
| 2 | When I next saw the King , he asked me about this experience . |
| 3 | I mean you asked me about formal education , and immediately we 're talking about nursery education . |
| 4 | I mean you asked me about formal education and immediately we 're talking about nursery education . |
| 5 | The hon. Member for Linlithgow also asked me about competitive tendering and the tendering process . |
| 6 | They asked him how he was doing at school , made up questions to test him , twitted him about imaginary girlfriends , and there was always someone who wanted to know if he was going to be an RIC man like his dad when he grew up . |
| 7 | When they approached us about other products and about doing a commercial , we said no . |
| 8 | Long John told them about Black Dog , saying , ‘ That was how it was , was n't it , Hawkins ? ’ |
| 9 | And I told them about this job I 'd done here . |
| 10 | Tess , when you told me about that child of ours , my feelings for you became strong again . |
| 11 | Hm I 'm glad you told me about that Lorna |
| 12 | You told me about that disaster . |
| 13 | Jack Kinley told me about one case . |
| 14 | Mother wrote me and told me about poor Simon 's death , but what about Yanto and Nigger . |
| 15 | I put off going to the doctor but I wish I had n't because my GP immediately knew what was wrong and told me about carpal tunnel syndrome . |
| 16 | Today , someone told me about some fires in the new forest here in Africa ; but Gog does n't want to hear about those fires . ’ |
| 17 | He also told me about another ex-employee who 'd had a fatal motor accident … ’ |
| 18 | It was there she told me about this sister and showed me her hand . |
| 19 | ‘ Martha told me about this place , but I never thought I 'd see it , ’ he said . |
| 20 | ‘ I was told , ’ said Lili , ‘ by the person who told me about this place . ’ |
| 21 | He told me about this condition quite openly , including the impulse to throw himself over cliffs etc . |
| 22 | And I cos I was amazed they told me about this salt rubbish ! |
| 23 | This girl just told me about this Polo factory outlet up near Canada … you can get a $200 knitted sweater for , like $20 — that 's outrageous ! ’ |
| 24 | When I got back ooh you know I told you about that job ? |
| 25 | Erm I told you about that chap Michael Bell who wrote to me about using my book as play , I 'll read you his letter some other week . |
| 26 | do you remember when I told you about that baby on the maternity ward |
| 27 | A voice from the wall beside him said : ‘ Would you understand if I told you about molecular breakdown and reassembly from a wide range of raw materials ? ’ |
| 28 | Now then , that new vending machine I told you about last time . |
| 29 | Now , if I told you about those years , you 'd have a story to write ! |
| 30 | He must always believe the things she told him about other people , especially those in his father 's family , but Frankie sometimes found her instructions very hard to understand . |