Example sentences of "[was/were] [pron] about the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was nothing about the arrest of Theo Sykes but that might be because the news had broken too late . |
| 2 | Apart from the inordinate length of those legs , and the firm muscularity of his biceps evident beneath the dark sweater , there was something about the thrust of that strong male jaw that invited a second look . |
| 3 | There was something about the memory of that evening that made him uneasy . |
| 4 | ‘ You are at the edge of the first forest , ’ Wyn-rajathuk told her ; there was something about the expression on his wounded face , the slight edginess of his good eye , that made Tallis suspect he was holding back . |
| 5 | There was something about the expression on his face as he unclipped his seatbelt and turned towards her that made a sudden flurry of alarm run through her , and she backed as far away as the close confines of the car would allow . |
| 6 | There was something about the look in his eyes that told her this was a time to listen and not argue . |
| 7 | There was something about the atmosphere of a theatre that never failed to stir her blood , Shannon mused as she walked along the corridors . |
| 8 | She frowned ; there was something about the people in the water that made her look more closely . |
| 9 | There was something about the set of her eyes which had n't changed since she was three years old . |
| 10 | In other words , there was something about the situation in which these people failed to perceive pain in spite of obvious injury whose nature they understood . |
| 11 | He did n't answer at first and there was something about the quality of his silence that caused a flicker of fear to touch her heart . |
| 12 | There was something about the care with which he looked into your eyes that was truly frightening . |
| 13 | There was nothing equivocal about that ; nor was there about the oath of allegiance the emirs were required to take , which recognized the undisputed sovereignty in all matters , saving that of religion , of the British government . |
| 14 | But what was it about the concept of citizenship that made it so popular in political discussion and why were ‘ boy labour ’ reformers so eager to introduce working-class adolescents to its supposed virtues ? |