Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [adv] about the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We wo n't know till tomorrow what sort of dog 's breakfast they 'll dish up out of it , but they were waffling on about the poor little guinea-pig baby . |
| 2 | The thought must indeed come to mind with probability theory and the Probability Calculus , and their being imported into causation , despite what was said above about the logical consistency of probability theory and necessitation . |
| 3 | The first is that despite what was said earlier about the unique nature of art-objects , the stance of being suggests why the arts are so frequently associated with the human , and are therefore regarded as central to the ‘ humanities ’ . |
| 4 | It does not have this appearance , however , and it may simply be a copy that updates but generally reproduces one that was written in about the 1270s by or for Richard of Haldingham . |
| 5 | ‘ I was going on about the relative merits of casseroling and roasting . |
| 6 | I mean when he er you know when that thing was going on about the old ? |
| 7 | The first lecture I gave I was going on about the different approaches to psychology . |
| 8 | ‘ He was going quietly about the important business of searching for insects and worms when this great big foot came along and almost trod on him . |
| 9 | I was thinking more about the unkind remarks you made about my trenchcoat . ’ |