Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now is n't this a more civilised way to go about things ? |
| 2 | Although this may seem a very tedious way to go about things , it is the only sure method of success . |
| 3 | This may sound a rather aggressive and mercenary way to go about things , but it is the philosophy to which I am referring , rather than your personal approach . |
| 4 | Princesse Mat always knew how to go about things . |
| 5 | That was no way to go about things . |
| 6 | ‘ I know it 's not a good way to go about things , ’ said Peter . |
| 7 | The whole system of things and people which surrounds us coerces us to be conformist ; even if you want to be a social rebel you will still have to go about things in a conventional way if you are to gain recognition and not be rated as insane . |
| 8 | No they just seemed to know how to go about things a hell of a lot better than we did . |
| 9 | It 's not the right way to go about things |
| 10 | They do n't know how to go about things . |
| 11 | I have to go for things , grab them when they 're offered . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I was not prepared to go for things and not sure of myself . |
| 13 | Oh , Shelley , Clive was a nice enough person and he was always good to me , but he was n't right for me , and although I appeared to live happily I used to long for things to be as they were between Felipe and me . |
| 14 | Well there 's an organization in Radford who can help out with both of these things they 're called A T O Training and they can tell you all you need to know about things like application forms and interview techniques as well as advice about further education and wan t what to do if you want to start your own business . |
| 15 | If my girlfriend f—s somebody else , or if I f— somebody else , or we 're not getting along , it 's always my reaction to write about things . |
| 16 | But never mind no time to worry about things like that . |
| 17 | You can charter a Redwing , arrive , be ferried to the boat and back again , and you do n't have to worry about things like painting , varnishing and antifouling . |
| 18 | Although why anyone with a Silver Cloud needs to worry about things yielding up their secrets is still a mystery to me . |
| 19 | I do n't seem to worry about things . |
| 20 | I do n't need to worry about things like that |
| 21 | Well you 'll see that in that apology Milton appears to be conscious of the very point that I am trying to make , that is to say it might be considered out of place in this prose work to speak of myself in direct factual terms , although a poet — a poet intending to write of things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme — a poet soaring in the high region of his fancies , with his garland and singing robes about him , in other words where we ca n't or are n't really invited to make out his individual identity very clearly because it is his role as poet that concerns us , there he clearly feels it would be proper . |
| 22 | I thank you Chair , I mean , clearly I have to ask for a little bit of license on this one , in that I have to comment on things outside of my own district , erm but you will not be surprised to hear , given my evidence earlier that the City Council 's view is quite clearly that there is sufficient land with , on the edge of York , the main urban area , which could accommodate this type of level of development and obviate the need for a new settlement in the structure plan period , I accept , however , of course that that is dependant upon the definition of the inner boundary of the greenbelt , if the City Council 's view on that is er acceptable then Inspector , I believe there will be sufficient sites to obviate the the need for a new settlement , clearly if the Inspector takes a tighter view on the greenbelt , then there will be little land opportunity within the main urban area for this . |
| 23 | I wish we 'd had time to work on things . |
| 24 | Maggie had to work at things because Mitch was very different from his usual amusing self . |
| 25 | People can relatively easily be stimulated to talk about things in a particular way . |
| 26 | Do n't be afraid to ask questions , to talk about things that upset you . |
| 27 | p. 131 ) ; ‘ I hate books : they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about ’ ( ibid . |
| 28 | It is probably her presence that encourages the children to compare the size of the dolls and to talk about things they notice as they play . |
| 29 | ‘ The businessman does n't want to go to different people to talk about things on the marketing front and someone else on the financial front . ’ |
| 30 | Try to talk about things that are n't on the list , to find out a little more about Moore and how shaky he is , how super-sensitive , how damned defensive , and you 'll be faced with as much sternness and disapproval as he can muster . |