Example sentences of "you about the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Sit beside me on my carpet , then , and I will tell you about the golden apple and the nine peahens . " |
| 2 | Your occupational therapist or physiotherapist will advise you about the many ingenious gadgets available which might be useful . |
| 3 | We 'd better start off by telling you about the two brothers who run the Minoa , Yanni and Nico who run the bar and enjoy a joke . |
| 4 | ‘ My captain phoned you about the two people from OM-45 . |
| 5 | In that case , perhaps I can consult you about the other unpleasant incident . ’ |
| 6 | Well er my mother went down the yard , I wo n't tell you about the other , sister . |
| 7 | your partner tells you about the good times he/she had before meeting you |
| 8 | It 's strange the way Chinese Whispers start about certain guitars ; by the time the umpteenth person has told you about the amazing instrument that they 've seen , you begin to be very sceptical about whether anything can be as outrageous as described … |
| 9 | Why was n't you in registration or did I tell you about the blooming black board ? |
| 10 | Why was n't you in registration or did I tell you about the blooming black board ? |
| 11 | We have not yet resolved all the detail but I should tell you about the key aspects of these changes so that we can go forward together to put the new arrangements successfully in place . |
| 12 | At their recent meeting Nether Wyresdale Parish Council asked me to write to you about the following : |
| 13 | I mean I did ask you about the outstanding bills and loans whereas if we 'd 've been doing the thing properly we 'd 've gone through that |
| 14 | It 's important to remember the classification tells you about the minimum facilities available : it could well be that a Listed establishment , for example , will also provide some of the services and facilities found at a higher Crown level . |
| 15 | So it , it , it 's a , it goes much beyond merely a kind of er , cliche , of saying , all people can be sometimes good or people can be sometimes bad , and it tells you about the specific way in which this th this comes about . |
| 16 | What information does it really carry , apart from telling you about the therapeutic inclinations of the caterwauler himself ? |
| 17 | Did n't Celia tell you about the awful time she had giving birth to Donna ? ’ |
| 18 | I wish I could tell you about the new brand names that have entered my life to take their place alongside Sony , Miyake , Commodore , Brother , Byblos , Hitachi and Nintendo — Mama and Papas , Baby Gap , Avanti , Ultra-Togs , Mama Toto , Mini/Man . |
| 19 | Label every area and then use what they give you about the total number . |
| 20 | Any computer shop will tell you about the various comms packages available for your machine , though bear in mind that some can be quite difficult to set up ( and that most American software can not handle the Prestel standards ) . |
| 21 | I have been asked to write to you about the restricted availability of the public toilets in Scorton . |
| 22 | This is the reason for the ungrammaticality of : ( 40 ) the only book missing readable is Twyford 's Lives of the Slovak Saints By contrast , the examples of ( 41 ) are fully acceptable : ( 41 ) the only readable book missing is the one I told you about the only missing book readable is the one already mentioned The same contrast is seen in ( 42 ) beside the two cases of ( 43 ) which are both grammatically acceptable ( although not of course quite identical in meaning ) : ( 42 ) *one journalist striking accessible is Jana Flynn ( 43 ) one striking journalist accessible is Jana Flynn one accessible journalist striking is Jana Flynn The restriction is general , applying even if the particular adjectives concerned are ones which can normally appear postnominally . |
| 23 | I just want to ask you about the actual erm methodology , which sections did you examine ? |
| 24 | and I interrupted you about the casual ward , so you did n't really finish that ? |
| 25 | ‘ I ca n't believe it … definitely the Hamlet if I want it — I 've worked with those people before ; remember I told you about the provincial-theatre year ? ’ she said , scrambling her words . |
| 26 | Let let me tell you about the damned side effects of this drug , because people are entitled to know what they . |
| 27 | This is all I can tell you about the rapid modification process ; it has the effect of diminishing the prominence of events and combinations of events that normally occur together , giving prominence to new associations . |
| 28 | In telling you how it works we will have told you about the basic peculiarities of all quantum mechanics . |
| 29 | Or , ‘ Ladies and Gentlemen , I am delighted to be invited to tell you about the amusing experiences I have had while travelling/teaching as a , etc . ’ |
| 30 | I therefore feel qualified to write to you about the French electronic machines.l |