Example sentences of "[num ord] [noun sg] [to-vb] about the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second point to note about the Ellis and Bowerman surveys is that neither was concerned with cases of really outstanding creativity , of the kind that have been the subject of individual biographical analyses . |
| 2 | She was not the first person to wonder about the secret of Harry Short 's success . |
| 3 | The first thing to say about the detective , him or her , is that he or she need not be a professional . |
| 4 | The first thing to note about the preface is that it needs to be read . |
| 5 | The first thing to note about the observation that Pooh is making in Figure 2 is that it is , amongst other things , an action : something which Pooh does . |
| 6 | They chatted quietly about old times — and daring for the first time to talk about the future . |