Example sentences of "[conj] i [vb past] [verb] [pron] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not that I 'd told them about Chris , but they 'd suspected . |
| 2 | It was good to be able to demonstrate that I did know something about handling animals even though I had been qualified for only a few months . |
| 3 | When I spoke I made it clear that I intended to do something about the position of the ‘ early leavers ’ and that I thought it right that people should not suffer if they transferred their pension from one job to another . |
| 4 | I do n't want to do something just for the sake of it , I do n't really care about being on the Council , it 's just that I wanted to do something about those wretched caravans . |
| 5 | that I wanted to do something about safety or first aid and that 's it . |
| 6 | My parents both died before I left the School of Italian Studies so I had heard nothing about my family for over ten years . |
| 7 | year but the end result came when the two children did get took into foster care erm , that 's when I realized that it was a problem and I had to do something about it . |
| 8 | Oh , and he asked if I 'd ever seen Angy having any kind of disagreement with anyone and I had to tell him about that little contretemps with Mr Willard and young Godfrey Mellish . ’ |
| 9 | Oh it 's so funny , cos the second time he could n't , he came back and I think I was upstairs , and she did n't shut the door and I said all four , cos I 've got to pick her up at five , he said oh , anyway he went back , after dinner he 'd gone back and I said told you about it 's five o'clock , he said are you on me . |
| 10 | I er I forgot about them the night before and I forgot to tell her about it last night so . |
| 11 | If I 'd told you about the entry earlier on it might have lulled you into a false sense of complacency . |
| 12 | I was afraid to speak to these important people but I had to tell them about the danger . |
| 13 | But I did tell him about Jordi . |
| 14 | Because I had taught him about it you know , from coming from . |
| 15 | I did n't want you to find the letter before I 'd told you about it . ’ |
| 16 | Why had she nearly fainted when I had told her about the letter ? |
| 17 | Mr Connon when I arrived told me about the letter Jenny received and also about your warning to him that there might be phone calls also . |
| 18 | I 've clearly feel that you probably responded by saying that the old one which is led to under registration was perfectly adequate for your needs , which as I said says something about your view of the electoral process . |