Example sentences of "[verb] at [noun sg] about the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 What were the bairns told at school about the war ?
2 The failed short-list candidates are surrounded by increasing circles of other disappointed souls : to continue our horseracing imagery , the front-runners are followed by the minor placings , those who met the headhunter and talked at length about the opportunity , who were among the top ten , but not the top three or four .
3 Finally there was Mr Skipton 's wife ( mentioned above ) who talked at length about the strain of looking after her husband but is known to have refused most offers of help .
4 Furthermore , relatively little is known at present about the extent to which scientists change their type of work , and the precise nature of ( and reasons for ) moves between organisations , compared with movement within organisations , or internal mobility .
5 In The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail , we spoke at length about the likelihood of a blood descent from Jesus .
6 They 'd chatted at length about the progression of the public relations arrangements , about the meeting she 'd just had with the video expert , and Salvo had appeared impressed at the amount of hours she was putting in .
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