Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | Norms develop about the task , i.e. the work the people were hired to do . |
| 2 | Norms develop about non-formal goals of the group , e.g. sport or other types of informal relaxation , outsiders , other groups . |
| 3 | Norms develop about internal regulation within the group , about interactions , power , language and discipline . |
| 4 | Norms develop about opinions , attitudes and beliefs — about unions , management , non-members of the group , religion and territory . |
| 5 | Norms develop about physical appearance — work and non-work dress , use of safety clothing , lockers , etc . |
| 6 | While this internal argument reached its height , his superiors argued about him without his knowledge . |
| 7 | Again there are two types of criticism that Keynesians make about this link . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Nor had any alarm bells rung about Thomas . |
| 11 | In some of these places direct contact with Cluny was slight , in some it was frequent ; but it was not until the middle of the eleventh century that Cluny began to form an order — a group of houses scattered about Europe owing direct allegiance to her . |
| 12 | Where interviewers are centrally grouped they can be called together for a briefing session , when any queries can be raised and dealt with on the spot , but where large organizations have interviewers scattered about the country this may be a counsel of perfection , although peripatetic fieldwork supervisors do invaluable work in this as well as other areas . |
| 13 | ‘ What do independent experts say about our 10 extra pages ? ’ asks the advertisement . |
| 14 | Under no circumstances at all must the Germans know about it . |
| 15 | For four weeks we have heard telecasters mutter about the margin of error . |
| 16 | First , the question of what is a sufficient interest is partly a question of legal principle — what do earlier cases say about standing ? — and partly a question of fact to be decided in the light of circumstances of the case before the court . |
| 17 | At the tone , warm fingers curled about her heart , making her feel weak . |
| 18 | We already know what our enemies say about us . ’ |
| 19 | So , yes , you should , just for five minutes forget about being a policeman and be a human being . |
| 20 | Kruger stroked her hair out of her face , and let his fingers linger about her chin and throat . |
| 21 | club rules say about all this ? |
| 22 | The Fat Controller entered the caravan casually , his eyes darting about taking in my few effects , our scattered clothes , the pile of economics books on the little table . |
| 23 | One of the kids asked about the foal and it suddenly occurred to me they 'd like to see all the mares , so I had them brought inside specially for visitors ' day . " |
| 24 | Write down the claims the manufacturers make about their products . |
| 25 | Doubts remain about the saga of four men who spent 118 days drifting atop their upturned trimaran after it had been flipped by a huge wave before being washed up on an island near Auckland . |
| 26 | Although the government has since promulgated guidelines to standardise analytical methods , doubts remain about whether laboratories can be relied upon not to make technical and clerical mistakes which could result in someone 's discharge . |
| 27 | Yet doubts remain about its heavy lending to property developers and over-borrowed companies . |
| 28 | It is expected to be operational with an office in Brussels early next year and although some doubts remain about the scope of the redefined Scotland Europa , the Council has agreed , in principle , to support the initiative . |
| 29 | There could have been a serious road accident with a dozen or so frightened animals careering about country lanes . |
| 30 | ‘ Parents who do n't want their kids taught about homosexuality in the first grade are not bigots . |