Example sentences of "[verb] [art] few [noun pl] about [art] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Besides , it pays to know a few things about a bloke you 're going to be sharing with , especially when that bloke 's topped three other geezers . ’
2 Well I 've said a few words about the Soviet Union but I would like to add that our programme of assistance to the Soviet Union and to other countries in central and Eastern Europe , while it 's had to grow rapidly in response to the urgent needs of reg region , it does not it has not grown and will not grow in any way er which will undermine our commitment to the developing world and er perhaps on that note I might turn to Africa .
3 None of the questions highlighted above by Bukharin can be abstracted from state policies in a Soviet type economy , even that of the mid-1920s , therefore once one had made a few generalisations about the need to transfer surplus from the private sector to the state sector of the economy , all else came down to precise policies which are not self-regulating but consciously decided upon .
4 We have had a few meetings about the rule but they have always brought in extra bodies to out-vote us .
5 Your only problem is choosing , and before you choose read these words to understand a few basics about the quality of Italian accommodation .
6 When considering an offer of a job in the community it is worth asking a few questions about the day to day management of the service , and the kind of support you can expect to get from your colleagues .
7 Intel Corp president and chief executive Andy Grove was in Japan last week speaking at the Downsizing Japan conference in Makuhari , near Tokyom , and delivered a few comments about the future of the industry in which Intel is such as major player , and about semiconductors as a trade issue .
8 However , I do have a few reservations about the display of the pack .
9 you were asked a few questions about the contingency fund , was setting up the contingency fund , had it got any connection at all with the Daily Telegraph article ?
10 He stood up and put his hands in his pockets and took a few turns about the room .
11 She took a few steps about the room , hoping the movement successfully concealed her dread .
12 If you wish you can add a few details about the particular plant and perhaps even where it was collected .
13 The guidelines contain a foreword by the Data Protection Registrar who had a few reservations about the guidelines .
14 The occasion was the annual dinner of the Corporation of London 's planning and Communication Committee at the Mansion House , when Charles seized the opportunity to say a few words about the plans for the redevelopment of Paternoster Square .
15 Finally , I want to say a few words about the problems with our present laws , especially in relation to welfare .
16 There is no escape ; I have to say a few words about the properties of materials .
17 Finally , I want to say a few words about the assumption of " slowly varying currents " in connection with the last example .
18 Second I want to say a few words about the efforts that have been made in the last twelve months to increase the G M B's role in the building and civil engineering industries and third I want to say something about the present serious situation in the building industry pay talks .
19 Erm , Mr would like to say a few words about the conference overall , er sorry about , yes the conference .
20 Erm I would like to say a few words about the Fire and Rescue Service , er the Fire Cover Review Panel er which rests erm with couple of months before Christmas er it 's first meeting , received a report from the Chief Officer that in restructuring the Fire Service to get better use out of it to er spread the cuts could find savings of up to nine hundred thousand pounds in that process and they are friends in the Labour , Liberal Democrat groups have simply taken the good aspects of that the plus side of it and rejected the side what faces the side anyway .
21 It has become the fashion to make a few comments about the Sessional Orders , which is very useful .
22 I am grateful for the opportunity to make a few points about the environment .
23 He 's he 's not come yet so erm Perhaps while while we 're waiting for the others I 'll just say a few words about the building , because erm from out here you can see er quite clearly that the central portion of the building is the oldest erm from if you look at the state of the stonework .
24 In 1855 she published A Few Words about the Inmates of our Union Workhouses .
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