Example sentences of "i about the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He was telling me about the Russian visit . ’ |
| 2 | He used to tell me about the odd trip to Eastern Europe on business . |
| 3 | Er another thing that I mean thought , somebody told me about the other day er it 's an old thing is er gravel drives . |
| 4 | You 'd better tell me about the other night . |
| 5 | A group of pupils studying science asked me about the new member of staff . |
| 6 | ‘ Your need 's greater than mine , ’ and then he 'd tell me about the new necklace he 'd bought for his missus . |
| 7 | I think that a good job has been done by the ITC , but I am prepared to consider any representations that are made to me about the future determination of licences . |
| 8 | He told me about the extensive work involved in restoring the area behind the cockpit . |
| 9 | My acupuncturist told me about the broad-leafed veg , and I did n't think to ask him what he was on about . |
| 10 | And he told me about the increased risk of late miscarriage with amniocentesis as well . ’ |
| 11 | He told me about the sheer quantity of submissions that the Review received and regretfully had to reject , and spoke admiringly of much of the material that does come to him . |
| 12 | Can anyone one tell me about the solar system , or anything they know about it . |
| 13 | Harold Wilson had complained to me about the continuing hostility of the press towards him and wanted to know how to put it right . |
| 14 | Gilbert had served my Mass every morning and was now writing to tell me about the approaching Easter examinations and was hoping to do well . |
| 15 | ‘ Tell me about the white patient , ’ I asked him . |
| 16 | What particularly worried me about the whole issue of opting out was that some of the services that the Local Education Authority provide are minority services , and I feared they would go by the board . |
| 17 | ‘ What depresses me about the whole position is that skills are so important and the lack of them now is undermining our whole competitive position . |
| 18 | ‘ You have just been telling me about the steamy heat of New York in summer — and now you 're moaning about the cold weather here in London ! ’ |
| 19 | You were telling me about the common lodging houses . |
| 20 | The earliest evidence known to me about the special devotion of the Fabii to Hercules goes back to Fabius Cunctator in the second Punic War ( Plin . |
| 21 | The most intriguing matter supplied by Gaitskell was when he consulted me about the constant leakage of the party 's National Executive minutes to the Manchester Guardian . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Someone should have told me about the local MIND and the National Schizophrenia Fellowship and what they could offer . |
| 24 | She was interested to find out that I liked British history ; she told me about the Medieval Circle . |
| 25 | When you told me about the American girl , I hoped it meant you 'd got over Pickles . |
| 26 | I think the one thing , that that really annoys me about the royal family is the way they speak and the fact that the way that they speak is still re re regarded by certain sections of the , population , both in Scotland and in England , as being er , the correct way in which the English language should be pronounced , which is of course , arrant nonsense ! |
| 27 | I was wondering how on earth I should endure these hunting days , especially when they all came back and crowed over me about the jolly time they 'd had , and then I thought , by jove , there 's Alexandra Abbott and she does n't hunt and she made me laugh more than anyone has for years . |
| 28 | ‘ Tell me about the secret garden , ’ she said . |
| 29 | You know you you told me about the big boat did n't you ? |
| 30 | I remember him chuckling when he told me about the big farm men who came to have their teeth extracted . |