Example sentences of "[verb] about [pos pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They set about their assigned jobs with a high degree of diligence . |
| 2 | By 0800 hours , most of the repair shops are humming as the tradesmen set about their various repair tasks . |
| 3 | But I do not believe that these trends fundamentally affect my case , for the most radical criticisms of medicine come , not from such illness groups , but from ‘ minorities ’ who have seen medical dominance as reproducing the class relations which have brought about their oppressed status , e. g. radical women 's movements and black urban Americans . |
| 4 | In fact , it could well be that his knowledge of her return to Eastlake had brought about her present anxieties . |
| 5 | Lying on his uncomfortably narrow bed , he thought back to the events which had brought about his present state . |
| 6 | However , its rigorous rules of membership brought about its early demise . |
| 7 | If the price of bringing about your united state is the dumping of liberals , then so be it . |
| 8 | cyclical crises , which may provide the conditions for a revolutionary overthrow of capitalism , but are not sufficient in themselves to bring about its automatic collapse . |
| 9 | Late-1977 was the beginning of the helmet era : WSC was to bring about its widespread usage , but it was not yet common in traditional Test cricket . |
| 10 | You can be sure that your contribution , no matter how small , is part of a larger effort to bring about my early release , and every letter is a valuable and welcome addition to Julie 's campaign . |
| 11 | ‘ Peugeot set about its intended aims of winning Le Mans and the Sportscar World Championship with great resolve and professionalism ’ |
| 12 | I retraced the footsteps of the young victim as she set about her ill-fated round that morning . |
| 13 | She set about her present Chelsea garden three years ago , keeping the structure of one already there . |
| 14 | in Rome and set about his Latin tract |