Example sentences of "[v-ing] to tell [pers pn] about [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dear Sir , I 'm just writing to tell you about the fun we had when everyone saw Albie 's ( Mr Misery ) photo in the Echo . |
| 2 | Waiting to tell us about a victory for Bicester over Milton in the Hellenic League premier cup ; Bicester two , they 're going so well at the moment , Milton nil ; Charlie Rawling . |
| 3 | ‘ Are you really going to tell them about the dream ? ’ |
| 4 | When she saw them she was going to tell them about the tea and in the same breath demand to know what they had found and why Cobalt had anticipated finding anything in the Villa Fiesole . |
| 5 | ‘ Oh , no , she 's going to tell me about the time when she arrived at King ‘ s Cross station , pregnant , with a wage-packet in her pocket and no home . ’ |
| 6 | He said , ‘ But you were going to tell me about the business . ’ |
| 7 | This time when he slid the door back , she moved towards him , as if expecting him to let her pass , beginning to tell him about the incident at the Dragon Cloud , the wicker basket of leftovers from the teahouse held out before her . |
| 8 | Undermining his mother 's social prestige was-one thing , having to tell her about the book himself was another . |
| 9 | Days later I realised he was trying to tell me about the Brighton bombing ; it had occurred the same morning . |