Example sentences of "[is] [art] [noun sg] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | T : two things to establish for the writer at the beginning of the story one the situation what is the situation * at the beginning of the story * anybody what 's the situation Douglas * have you read the story Douglas S : no sir T : ah that wo n't help then will it who 's read the story what is the situation at the beginning SS : ( laughter ) T : £ is it Michael S : Carl T : what 's the situation at the beginning simple detail situation what where what is the story about at the beginning * have you read it S : no sir T : right who 's read it * Sarah ( Walsh 1987 : 82 ) |
| 2 | Not only is the venue about to change , but so might the whole basis of the competition . |
| 3 | File under ‘ Watch Out , there 's a plonker about . ’ |
| 4 | Watch out , there 's a wasp about . |
| 5 | ‘ And there 's a war about to start . |
| 6 | It 's a crisis about to get worse , because the farmers of Yarislavl are set to go on strike , if their demands are n't met , then one of the largest agricultural centres in the country will cut supplies of milk , poultry and meat . |
| 7 | Watch out … there 's a Zander about . |
| 8 | Watch out , there 's a spy about . |
| 9 | This type of stance adopted by a person reassures a horse that there is no danger about . |
| 10 | But there is a nervousness about , a fit of the jitters that means the Easter holiday comes just in time . |
| 11 | this happens on the beach where there is windsurfing , in the car parks and lift stations of ski resorts , when people are hang-gliding or ice-climbing , but most certainly when there is a paraglider about to take off . |
| 12 | Firdaus is a prostitute about to die for the murder of her pimp . |
| 13 | An inventory is a list about , for example , leisure interests or emotional feelings . |
| 14 | We do need other people , there 's no doubt about , it . |
| 15 | There 's no hanging about here tonight it 's straight into the action from all the weekend and we start with the big match at Filbert Street , Leicester City against Nottingham Forest . |
| 16 | I know , there 's no crowd about ! |
| 17 | 11.6 The police do not have a responsibility to intervene in all situations ; for example , if there is an argument about to whom possessions belong . |