Example sentences of "[vb past] to [pron] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | Laura had said once , when he grumbled to her about Mr Simpson . |
| 2 | Yeah he mentioned to me about a month ago well I think it was at Christmas , it was probably at Christmas time |
| 3 | I mentioned to her about renting , she said that she had n't , you know , took that idea out the window but she said the only thing is your at the beck and call of the landlord . |
| 4 | ‘ I think what appealed to everyone about Tom was his utter reliability . |
| 5 | I can actually recall a press release which came to me about a a principal tourism officer who had just been appointed to be the head , you know the president for the year of his professional body , and in his own town a press release was put out in which his name was incorrectly spelt , and the conference at which he was about to be invested was actually taking , and I blush to say that it was in Brighton , I can only tell you when I got that press release I did what I frequently do , which is outline in highlighter the mistakes on the press release , put it back into the envelope and send it back to the relevant officer . |
| 6 | ‘ What is particularly reprehensible is that the child sought counselling when he came to you about signs of puberty . |
| 7 | In the spring of nineteen eighty-nine , a number of voluntary organisations involved in running telephone help-lines , came to us about B T's plans to introduce compulsory itemised billing , for all customers over the next few years . |
| 8 | As she muttered to herself about interfering Australians who could n't mind their own business she did n't hear Leo come back , or see him loom over the fence . |
| 9 | You lied to me about Melanie — ’ |
| 10 | But Edouard lied to her about the reason for the attack . ’ |
| 11 | I lied to you about who I was because — ’ |
| 12 | I know that because he talked to everyone about it . |
| 13 | That was in fact the private view of Harold Nicolson , although he did not allow it to be expressed in his official biography of George V. In an unpublished section of his diaries , he writes of his interview with Queen Mary on 21 March 1949 , ‘ I talked to her about the 1931 crisis and said that I was convinced the King had been a determinant influence on that occasion , ‘ Yes certainly ; he certainly was , ' |
| 14 | His mother says that he talked to her about it and she tried to convince him that he was misinterpreting what he had seen and heard , but as far as I can learn John never mentioned it to anyone else until late in life , when telling Dr Schäfer about the thoughts which led him to make his ballet Spuren . |
| 15 | She had anticipated as much when he talked to her about leaving as they watched the sun go down over the Mediterranean during the honeymoon cruise . |
| 16 | He talked to her about the play , the characters . |
| 17 | They had a drink and went to bed , and afterward he talked to her about deals and projects . |
| 18 | They talked to her about her ancestors , and about the Bright Palace which they called Teamhair in their soft voices , and they told her about the battles and the people who had made Ireland magical and marvellous and richer in folklore than any country could ever be . |
| 19 | At teatime Anne was seated next to Sarah 's grandmother who talked to her about her family at first then said , ‘ It 's good news about John 's job , is n't it ? ’ |
| 20 | Elean Thomas talked to her about her new book Soweto Stories , in which she documents her people 's unwavering resistance in the face of the shameful brutality , personal struggle , and systematic humiliation , a part of everyday life under apartheid . |
| 21 | I talked to them about adult things : the Duke of Wellington , and the important things that he was doing in London . |
| 22 | ‘ I talked to them about you , ’ he said slowly . |
| 23 | He broke down and cried when we talked to him about it . ’ |
| 24 | I 'm kind of partial to Teles , so I talked to him about making a Tele version . |
| 25 | Mr Massey , who had joined the group in 1985 and ended up as group finance director , recalls the early stages : ‘ When Anthony Jacobs mentioned selling , I talked to him about the possibility of an MBO . |
| 26 | And we talked to him about the Intercity erm presentation requirements , and sent him away to think about it . |
| 27 | Coffin nodded , telling himself he might remember this fact when people talked to him about ‘ neighbourhood ’ crimes . |
| 28 | I recently discovered the answer to these questions from Willie Lamont , as I talked to him about his approach to history . |
| 29 | Before she left for Moscow , Semenyaka talked to me about the British public 's fond picture of Russians as a nation of artists , who dance because they need to . |
| 30 | They talked to me about their past and told me what sort of things they like doing . ’ |