Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am here making recordings of the Masai singing about cows and meanwhile my father is sitting in Paris pretending to be a man of the world , a saviour of his people while they are being sent off to be killed . ’ |
| 2 | Mark Kozelek thinks about finding someone else to sing his songs , so he can hide all the time . |
| 3 | Paging from Vodapage gives busy people like you the freedom to go about your business and get the message . |
| 4 | But perhaps it would be nice if somebody gave you a gift voucher for Christmas and it said an eyebrow trim , and you were dying to have an eyebrow trim but you did n't know where to come , and perhaps you were a little bit frightened about having one , so , it might , you know , get you to come into the salon . |
| 5 | Jenny was in her dressing-gown , her blonde hair tumbled about her face , which was bereft of make-up , the eyes puffy from weeping . |
| 6 | John Hasted , professor of physics at Birkbeck College , University of London , and an investigator of the paranormal , was very wary when told that Shaw and Edwards had been fakers ‘ It 's possible that it 's true , ’ he told New Scientist Asked about his conclusions from his own work he said ‘ I accept that there are , shall we say , pulses of paranormal action which take the form of mini-acoustical shock waves . |
| 7 | At least sheep trot about doing their own unpleasant things well out of sight of the farmhouse kitchen window , and can be brought home by a couple of mad , slavering collies and a man with a whistle . |
| 8 | I also associate myself with his kind remarks about his predecessor , my good friend and colleague George Buckley . |
| 9 | I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his kind remarks about the work of the Select Committee on European legislation made during the debate on 21 November . |
| 10 | The tiresome twosome asked about shares in For Eyes : their PE ratio , dividend yield , and a host of other conversation-stoppers that all left the trainee dealer tongue-tied and credulous . |
| 11 | In order to find out more of what this writer thinks about imitation , we are in a position to consult a work by him where a treatise on the subject is developed at intervals and where he writes in propria persona . |
| 12 | Alexandra gazed about her with delight , folding the Burrows , the Pemberleys , the Chamberlins , the village , everyone , into the warm embrace of her grateful glance , and sang and sang . |
| 13 | Norms develop about the task , i.e. the work the people were hired to do . |
| 14 | Norms develop about non-formal goals of the group , e.g. sport or other types of informal relaxation , outsiders , other groups . |
| 15 | Norms develop about internal regulation within the group , about interactions , power , language and discipline . |
| 16 | Norms develop about opinions , attitudes and beliefs — about unions , management , non-members of the group , religion and territory . |
| 17 | Norms develop about physical appearance — work and non-work dress , use of safety clothing , lockers , etc . |
| 18 | While this internal argument reached its height , his superiors argued about him without his knowledge . |
| 19 | It was a superb opportunity to enthuse about RTI 's products . |
| 20 | Freed hair fluttered about her eyes in soft , damp lashes . |
| 21 | This uninspiring performance is despite the fact that West Germany supplies about one-third of gas demand from indigenous reserves . |
| 22 | A slight difficulty arose about whether he might type the extracts . |
| 23 | Because for some people there may be a value judgement made about it . |
| 24 | If a man perceives a necklace placed about his neck to be a noose , then he will expect to be hanged . |
| 25 | Again there are two types of criticism that Keynesians make about this link . |
| 26 | SCIENTISTS from Canada and the United States have given up attempts to agree about what effect acid rain is having on the environment of North America . |
| 27 | And no matter how the experts argued about the legitimacy of descent through the female line , nevertheless the people recognised no bar , and the council had accepted it as just and right when Richard , in view of his childlessness , had been urged to name his heir presumptive , and had named Philippa 's elder son , Roger , earl of March . |
| 28 | I remember years ago Edwin preaching about standing in the gap — that gap between heaven and earth , bringing the two together . |
| 29 | A 250 W infra-red reflector bulb placed about 0·3 m above the specimen dries the film in about 10 min . |
| 30 | Horribly aware of her own dishevelled state , her tousled hair tumbling about her flushed cheeks , Rory pulled herself up to her full height , summoning up all the strength she possessed to glare regally back at him . |