Example sentences of "[v-ing] about [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There could have been a serious road accident with a dozen or so frightened animals careering about country lanes . |
| 2 | The words of the songs , even given the fact that much is lost in translation , are disappointing ; such is the passion and power of the voices that you feel they must be singing about life and death matters . |
| 3 | And , ’ she added , ‘ if any of you start singing about mango trees and honey , I 'll break your kneecaps … . ’ |
| 4 | I 've learnt a lot , my job depends on me driving and it 's made me realise how much I can drink , how much I ca n't drink , what I can drink and realising about road accidents . |
| 5 | There was much fussing about religion . |
| 6 | But if the club suddenly asked him to strongly consider taking the Blackburn offer then even if he did n't he probably would never have felt the same again about playing for Leeds , ( ie , doubting about management 's loyalty to him , etc . ) |
| 7 | But what is happening about traffic management in Oxford ? |
| 8 | One could almost imagine her saying ‘ Now , girls , ’ and explaining about osmosis or whatever the process was called . |
| 9 | Of that hour , about half of the time will be spent taking notes of the patient 's problem and explaining about hypnosis in general and regression in particular . |
| 10 | We submit our CVs with a joint covering letter explaining about job sharing , our reasons for choosing it , and how we would apply it to the advertised post . |
| 11 | The hon. Gentleman is bragging about unemployment in his constituency being 3.4 per cent. , but unemployment is between 9 and 11 per cent . |
| 12 | More casual riders are also being attracted to the concept , recognising the fun in weaving about town with the wind in their hair . |
| 13 | Branson did not need them to tell him the damage that could be done to the airline 's reputation by a story appearing about engine failure on the day before the inaugural flight . |
| 14 | But at least they did n't go around with beatific smiles mumbling about peace and goodwill . ’ |
| 15 | Which brings us back to mumbling about rock and ‘ getting a little heavier ’ and Cheap Trick and ( yikes ! ) messrs Bachman Turner Overdrive … |
| 16 | Every day I have the Heads of other Departments in here bellyaching about lack of resources , asking for replacements or new appointments . |
| 17 | Yer can still see the poor cow walkin' about wiv both 'er eyes pointin' inwards . |
| 18 | Everywhere there is a total lack of understanding about hygiene , antisepsis , and the importance of sanitation . |
| 19 | Lack of understanding about innovation . |
| 20 | THE recession has lead to record numbers of couples rowing about money problems , says Prudential . |
| 21 | Amy assured the concerned woman that she would be alright and the staff would be returning about llpm . |
| 22 | Returning about tea time , he 'd then gone out once more to deliver some computer disks for another project he was running in Heanor . |
| 23 | Essentially , the bisexual Bessie was the Madonna of her day , the Queen Of The Blues , the Empress Of Erotica , her ‘ Empty Bed Blues ’ providing a catalogue of lovers who had satisfied her sexually , while ‘ Foolish Man Blues ’ found her musing about homosexuality : ‘ There 's two things got me puzzled , there 's two things I do n't understand/That 's a mannish-acting woman and a skipping , twistin' woman-acting man . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Conditions are becoming about right for more . ’ |
| 25 | Ratnering about rubbish |
| 26 | Endill was wandering about hunting for his friends when he heard Matron 's voice behind him . |
| 27 | This Australian woman was admitted to a nursing home by her relatives because of a heart condition , but managed to keep a journal , and organise her life afresh to move out to her own flat , before writing about life on the inside . |
| 28 | So in writing about life it is not difficult to have things happen . |
| 29 | Rosemary Verey 's way of writing about gardening fills me ( new to gardening and not very good at it ) with inspiration and pleasure . |
| 30 | QueenSpark Books present two simultaneous writing workshops : ‘ Love 'em to Death ’ writing about romance , ‘ Steamy Stories ’ writing about sexuality and desire . |