Example sentences of "i was [verb] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was acting about . |
| 2 | Anyway , one day I was messing about playing hide and seek , hiding from the officers , and they put me on report . |
| 3 | They 're watching t Oh I , I was messing about with Tony so I , I flashed me skirt , flashed me knees . |
| 4 | So anyway , I did n't even hear anymore what he said after that , after he said this like so I was messing about with Graham |
| 5 | That 's why I was messing about with the . |
| 6 | I nearly fell down and boiled with rage — the more I was hit about , the more obstinate I became . |
| 7 | Everyone thought I was mucking about . |
| 8 | He thought I was lashing about for excuses . |
| 9 | I was dotting about behind the wicket . |
| 10 | ‘ There is n't any news , ’ I said , ‘ but that 's what I was ringing about . |
| 11 | ‘ Actually , ’ said Helen , ‘ that was n't what I was ringing about . |
| 12 | I do n't know erm possibly it is something to do with policy , actually that was n't what I was the main thing I was ringing about . |
| 13 | I remember how , when I was a naughty boy as I usually was , there being no corporal punishment , I was led about on a bit of string by my Headmaster , and one day when I was being reprimanded I laughed in the Headmaster 's face — I have always been defiant to all who tried to control me . |
| 14 | ‘ That 's what I was phoning about , ’ Peter said . |
| 15 | I was hanging about with older people at that time . |
| 16 | a few months back I was bored with myself , and my family , I was playing about with my dog , I started rubbing |
| 17 | and I was dancing about and I said , I 'm not gon na make it . |
| 18 | I was laughing about with er what 's , I 'm gon na write er a note to my chi er letter to my children for , you know , before very long no good thinking about it , well you would n't think about it after when it 's too late , but my kids have been a you know a great comfort the four from my first Joan , Joan has too , she 's been a dear but we had the same problems when she was getting older . |
| 19 | Says Harrison : ‘ I was thrashing about in the water with all my clothes on and ended up being dragged down . |
| 20 | Moreover , I was walking about . |
| 21 | Erm I felt really organized cos Mr said that I was too hyperactive and I needed to have , I had to do something constructive so he sent me out posting well giving everyone their letters and I felt really I mean he did n't do it nastily , he just said I was flitting about and needed something to do and so it was really fun . |
| 22 | Let me tell you , though , that it 's years since I was ordered about ; they dare not even do that in the office . |
| 23 | Last week there I was moaning about just two fish in three matches and this week I had more than 200 in two outings . |
| 24 | Ability to work to a deadline under pressure was another skill I was quizzed about . |