Example sentences of "[adv] you [verb] [pron] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | So you tell them about the thirty five percent you tell them about the banker 's order that will need signing . |
| 2 | ‘ But presumably you know something about what you do , whereas floristry — ’ |
| 3 | You get them round that way , and eventually you ask them about themselves , and you get round to it . |
| 4 | And she rang me this morning for , well er it was so comical cos Gemma had said to me yesterday you know what about the holiday and I said sure that does n't have to be paid till the end of the month and erm you sure before we go into this ? |
| 5 | Hopefully you know something about this organization , or at least have heard the name . |
| 6 | Now you know anything about drains , I 've never been down them , but if you kno , if you know anything about them , it goes down about three , four foot , five foot sometimes , and then , there is a , the pipe , the there 's , there 's a ledge there , and then going on down into the , in into the main drains . |
| 7 | Now you tell me about Mr . |
| 8 | ‘ If you think someone can work at his best at half past two in the morning after being at it since eight the day before you know nothing about human beings . |
| 9 | ‘ Ca n't you do something about these pictures ? ’ she asked Wilcox . |
| 10 | Tugging the jeans over her thighs , she said : ‘ Why do n't you do something about that bitch at Larksoken , the one suing Neil ? |
| 11 | Why did n't you do something about it ? |
| 12 | ‘ Have n't you done anything about it ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Why do n't you tell me about it ? — Sorry I have n't been around for the last couple of days . |
| 14 | ‘ But why did n't you tell me about him before ? |
| 15 | ‘ Why did n't you tell me about that job . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ But why did n't you tell me about it when I was here two days ago ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Why did n't you tell me about WIN by the way ? |
| 18 | ‘ Why do n't you tell me about it ? |
| 19 | ‘ Why do n't you tell me about it ? ’ |
| 20 | John asks , ‘ Why did n't you tell me about the test ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ But … why did n't you tell me about this before ? |
| 22 | Wo n't you tell me about it ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Why did n't you tell me about this before ? ’ |
| 24 | Then he floored her completely as , in a voice stiff with anger , he demanded , ‘ Why the hell did n't you tell me about Ryan ? ’ |
| 25 | Well when you all went , as you all left , when the last lot of redundancies were made , I said I 'm not paying no more union , Judith come over about the union meeting , I said I 'm not going to the meeting Judith and I said I want to come out of the union I 'm not paying any more , I said I ca n't afford ten pound a month for crap , well me and Jan had a big barney over it cos I never got on with her anyway and we had a big fucking row about it , she said the union this , the union that , I said where were the unions with my mates , they were n't in damn site , they were never there , we never saw one union representative from the day Audrey got done and we never ever saw erm till the last one got done , I said so do n't you tell me about the union I said they did fuck all , they were n't even here , so I said I do n't want to pay the union , and I said do n't tell me what to do Jane , I said what I do with me money is up to me I said get me out the union and get me out now , and then they all started , they all wanted to come out of it then , oh Maureen I think I might but what would Debbie say , I said Maureen do you ask her for a shit ? |
| 26 | ‘ Why did n't you tell them about that ghastly couple — Grimwood and Steve ? |
| 27 | " Now why do n't you tell us about this Irish Republican Army , " Tom Rooney said to the gunman . |
| 28 | Why have n't you warned her about me , by the way ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Did n't you say something about a picnic ? |
| 30 | ‘ Have n't you told her about us ? ’ |