Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [to-vb] about [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unlike a pension fund in either Britain , America or even Japan , these interlocking shareholders have strong economic reasons to care about the performance of the firms in which they own shares . |
| 2 | Cronenberg 's crazed , controversial , body-rebelling movie had some salient points to make about the video nasty furore then current , but scenes like the one where Deborah Harry stubbed a cigarette out on her breast got all the attention . |
| 3 | Both the US and the USSR sent naval forces to manoeuvre about the Indian Ocean and both sought bases on the South Arabian coast . |
| 4 | In particular Mr Taylor had bloodcurdling tales to relate about the spectres of Roman soldiers killed in violent battles or driven to suicide in the bleak grey Cotswold winters . |
| 5 | One major OECD figure had already had momentous things to say about the Gulf . |
| 6 | Mr Wesley had kindly words to say about the people of the little town and neighbourhood and there is no harm in reminding ourselves of what he thought about or predecessors : ‘ They have in general the finest natural tempers I ever knew ; they have the softness and courtesy of the Irish , with the seriousness of the Scotch and the openness of the English . ’ |
| 7 | And have quite a lot of good things to say about the flats and the |
| 8 | At last week 's meeting members took a trip down memory lane with Ron Beach , who had many fascinating stories to tell about the village — and he also prompted a few reminiscences from others who had tales to tell . |
| 9 | I have extraordinary things to report about the child . |
| 10 | They have some fairly disparaging comments to make about the study of ‘ use ’ as a predictor for weeding . |
| 11 | Kauntze had some harsh words to say about the St Leger entry system and it seems as if this will be renewed for next year . |
| 12 | Kauntze had some harsh words to say about the St Leger entry system and it seems as if this will be renewed for next year . |
| 13 | But England ceased to become a Catholic er country and we had the Reformation and the emphasis changed from people looking at these spectacular coloured windows to learn about the Bible bec er and people started to read , literacy came in . |
| 14 | My main research technique , participant observation , was coupled with informal interviews to learn about the past and about areas of life I could not observe . |
| 15 | The inspector may have a few unkind words to say about the CEGB 's case , especially its economics , but it will , in all probability , be pretty tame stuff . |
| 16 | The Prince carelessly handed over the sealed paper , then sent one of his Dutch aides to enquire about the identity of the girl in the diaphanous gold dress . |
| 17 | In between clearing up her parent 's affairs she was doing deputation work , visiting various places to speak about the work in Africa . |
| 18 | John has some mysterious tales to tell about the castle : ‘ Visitors often say that they can smell newly-baked bread in the drawing room in the eastern tower . |
| 19 | PRACTICAL POINTS TO CONSIDER ABOUT A HOME BURIAL |
| 20 | ‘ The idea that people with no professional expertise in education could go into schools and have relevant things to say about the teaching methodology seems patent nonsense . ’ |
| 21 | The Touche Ross report had one or two nice things to say about the advantages of nurse prescribing . |
| 22 | In replying to criticisms of his manners as a director , he has some constructive things to say about the differences between directing film and producing for the theatre . |
| 23 | They are running out of rude things to say about each other , or new things to say about the NHS . |
| 24 | Apart from the entries , there are fascinating and often amusing essays on the Fortnum Collection ( fundamental reading for anyone interested in the collecting of small bronzes ) , ‘ Sculpture in the Department of Fine Art ’ , the architectural and sculptural decoration of the University Galleries and the Taylor Institute , ‘ Chantrey , Westmacott , and the casts after the Antique ’ ( this with some rather damning things to say about the standards of curatorship in the past ) , and the Brocklebank Bronzes and Gilbert 's ‘ Circe ’ . |
| 25 | It 's bad manners to talk about the Holocaust . ’ |
| 26 | At Llanvillin his oratory caused two huge butcher-like men to dance about the room in excited admiration , and at Bala , he provoked a violent quarrel among the justice , the doctor , and others of the parish who were gathered at the inn . |