Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] i about [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you want to ask me something or tell me about something you put your hand up and wait for me to ask you . |
| 2 | It 's very difficult to put a finger on what it was that attracted me about him . |
| 3 | It 's you that told me about him was n't it ? |
| 4 | The thing , two things that struck me about it , one of which is that we were not talking about a separate soundtrack , the actual existing soundtrack of the film is merged with the audio description |
| 5 | But Eubank had only harsh words for Piper saying : ‘ The only thing that impressed me about him was that you could see he was thinking about what he was doing . |
| 6 | ‘ Anyway , look it up and minute me about it , will you ? |
| 7 | Anyway , he waffled on for a little while about everything that did n't matter and then … ’ she swallowed ‘ … then he got down to it and told me about everything that did . ’ |
| 8 | My aunt looked up the records and told me about her . |
| 9 | ‘ Jenny wrote and told me about it . |
| 10 | She loosened up after she 'd had a bit to drink and told me about it . |
| 11 | My wife read an article in the hairdressers about Taxol and told me about it . |
| 12 | She phoned and told me about your visit this afternoon ; however , I shall reserve the right to be sceptical a while longer . |
| 13 | And the police came and interviewed me about it . |
| 14 | h he 's got a , he 's coming down from Edinburgh and he wants to call in and see me about something and I do n't know what because I 've only spoken to his secretary . |
| 15 | ‘ Well , sit down , ’ said Holmes , ‘ and tell me about yourself . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Come and sit here and tell me about yourself . |
| 17 | ‘ Parents and teachers can write to me , and tell me about their kids . |
| 18 | Putting a hand on her arm , he said gently , ‘ Would you like to sit for a while and tell me about it ? ’ |
| 19 | I spoke to her , telling her to do as we had earlier discussed and detach herself from the scene so that she could see it and tell me about it but could not feel any distress , whether mental , physical or emotional . |
| 20 | Try to get a grip on yourself and tell me about it . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Sit down and tell me about it . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Call in on your way home and tell me about it . ’ |
| 23 | and tell me about you , what do you do ? |
| 24 | Already they keep me busy coming and consulting me about their topics to write on , and that , with 12 hours teaching a week , means that it is no holiday . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm not used to some bloody apprentice waltzing into my house and asking me about my private affairs — ’ |
| 26 | Yes , erm I read up quite a lot of things about keeping pests away , but I do n't dad reads them and tells me about them , but I forget cos they have to go back |
| 27 | ‘ And you 'll write often and tell me about him ? ’ |
| 28 | Er I 'd just like one to call up and tell me about their pay . |
| 29 | ‘ If this lady is having trouble she should come and tell me about it . ’ |
| 30 | Mr Vinct brought in some of the ‘ Daily Service ’ folk to see me and to tell me about their work . |