Example sentences of "[v-ing] about [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact there were very few guide dogs at that time and erm I 've never felt that erm it 's , I mean maybe just my erm silliness really but I , I never wanted a dog lying about all day because once at the office I stayed put as it were until it was time to go home and I could have taken the dog I suppose during the lunch hour but I preferred that time to erm to reading |
| 2 | Thereby it remained , in Britain 's eyes though not in its own , a part of the Empire , which was beginning about that time to be called the Commonwealth , and its citizens remained British subjects . |
| 3 | ‘ If they 're running about all day in the fresh air , that 'll make them hungry , I should think ! ’ |
| 4 | ‘ When you come down to it , I 'm getting paid for farting about all day long , ’ he says . |
| 5 | Your life might consist of lazing about all day and partying all night but mine certainly does n't — time is precious ; I have more important things to do . ’ |
| 6 | In Canada , the aims of the women 's pressure groups which played a major role in bringing about reforming legislation , have been described as follows : |
| 7 | Knudson 's work cited earlier , using the challenge of producing video playlets as a stimulus to bringing about general improvement in the language work of under-achieving pupils , is a case in point . |
| 8 | For my part , I have said that I think it is possible to justify gradualist , incremental tactics as a means of bringing about lasting change . |
| 9 | Mr McKee referred to the Royal 's ‘ recent difficulties with one particular health and social services board ’ and said the media 's assistance in highlighting their problems contributed greatly to bringing about committed support from their own staff , the public and the GPs of the area . |
| 10 | In this way the programme has been a catalyst for change in the various local communities , bringing about personal development and the widening of skills at family and community level , both for Community Mothers and the parents they visit . |
| 11 | Albert Dodd , a long-standing Ferranti director , has been put in charge of ISC and its subsidiaries including Marquardt , EMP , Datacom , Cardion Electronics and Laben and Elmer in Italy , with a view to bringing about closer integration . |
| 12 | The therapy works by increasing the healing and life energy within the body , bringing about better health . |
| 13 | She is well aware of the role small franchise businesses can play in bringing about economic recovery . |
| 14 | But if exchange rate variations are successful in bringing about automatic adjustment , then governments may have greater independence in the use of domestic policies . |
| 15 | Teacher research is seen as a powerful means of bringing about effective curriculum development and promoting children 's learning . |
| 16 | recognition that action research provides a powerful means of bringing about effective curriculum and professional development |
| 17 | There is no doubt that audit committees can play a major part in bringing about greater accountability by companies and in restoring confidence in financial reporting . |
| 18 | What is required is that students are helped to see beneath the surface appearance of their core discipline ; and that the concepts and perspectives of philosophy and sociology are valuable in bringing about that exposure of the discipline . |
| 19 | Thirdly , the fact that each of us has a responsibility to be involved in bringing about that renewal . |
| 20 | The politically active were divided among themselves — most lesbians were then working in women-only organizations : some groups continued to campaign for law reforms ; some groups sought alliances as part of the process of bringing about revolutionary change . |
| 21 | Neither is anybody convinced that the Union has any ideas about bringing about genuine improvement within the game . |
| 22 | In consequence , hitherto untouched lands are now being exploited ; and more intense land-use pressures coupled with an increased demand for fuelwood are bringing about environmental change at an unprecedented rate . |
| 23 | Anomalies are important in evaluating rivals and in bringing about scientific change . |
| 24 | Keynesianism succeeded in the 1950s and 1960s because it was credited — probably wrongly , as we now think — with bringing about full employment . |
| 25 | It is important that the power of these opinion shapers is both recognised and utilised by the head in bringing about positive change . |
| 26 | The introduction of the microcomputer , and in particular the BBC range , is also bringing about fundamental change and development within the curriculum . |
| 27 | The reality may well be that the enterprise is not competitive enough but the military metaphor is a way of bringing about this attitude . |
| 28 | Clearly , there are other factors involved in bringing about this syndrome . |
| 29 | Erm , the method that we 're likely to use , or might be successful in bringing about this change , and once we 've done it how it 's likely to be effective . |
| 30 | Three factors have been particularly significant in bringing about this decline : reduced family size , the increasing participation of women in the labour market , and rising divorce rates . |