Example sentences of "[noun sg] he [vb past] about the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Madra helped Ratagan with the fire , and when Riven had done the best he could with his ripped clothing he wandered about the campsite looking for firewood . |
| 2 | When a stick was cut for him to use as a crutch he hobbled about the yard , complaining that nothing was being done properly in his absence . |
| 3 | Er , I think it would be far better to have a streamlined regulatory system which would make the much cheaper and more efficient and I 'm glad that the honourable gentleman seems to be agreeing and perhaps he could try and persuade his honourable mefem member on the front bench that legislation , primary legislation is needed , I 'm glad to hear he 's working on it erm on on the second on the second point he made about the number of regulations , I 'm not sure I would agree with him that the best way of resolving this problem is to have less regulations er er though I would agree with the general er thrust of what he might be saying and that is that if the regulatory system was to concentrate on promoting higher professional standards and have less emphasis on rules and regulations then I think that would help . |
| 4 | And then , because it was inherent in his nature to question and appraise and assess , he continued his exploration of the threads of knowledge he possessed about the Prison . |
| 5 | LANCE Henderson was a boy of 13 on the overcast night he heard about the crash . |
| 6 | There was a story he told about the man who came to his flat and said in a gruff voice , ‘ Come on then — let's get on with it then . ’ |
| 7 | He did n't know what , just anything that would settle the unease he felt about the death . |