Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [to-vb] about the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Already at least three soldiers in her home corps had approached her father to ask about the possibility of marriage .
2 North Yorkshire teachers have answered BT 's call and are giving up their weekend to learn about the technology of modern communications .
3 That he takes his job seriously is borne out by his willingness to worry about the Higgs boson .
4 The monotonous motion of his arm released his mind to think about the discovery in the shed .
5 A. H. Halsey , David Donnison , John Vaizey , Noel Annan , and Michael Young were among those whom he invited to his home to argue about the strategies and , but only after they had worked , to enjoy his hospitality : ‘ People become much too talkative if you give them something to drink . ’
6 He had thought that he might slip in for a quick snack that would keep body and soul together before he went back to his room to brood about the situation that he had handled so badly .
7 And Duke William , they tell me , is being kept too busy hanging on to his dukedom to worry about the crown he 's been promised . ’
8 Indonesia 's President Suharto , a good Javanese , may ruefully be recalling the legend these days as he ponders over what attitude to take about the Gulf war .
9 And er we did say that we would consult further about it , and erm you are one constituency , er which certainly you know , er as is your responsibility to think about the worship line of the church .
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