Example sentences of "[adj] about [art] [noun pl] ['s] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the other case , two neighbours were helping to care for an 88-year-old single woman ; service-providers were not happy with this care and were suspicious about the neighbours ' management of the woman 's finances , so she was also admitted to hospital under a guardianship order . |
| 2 | When the time came , she was similarly firm about the boys ' schooling . |
| 3 | I accept that it was not mandatory upon the judge to require that the mother be given notice of the foster mother 's application , but he knew in general terms from the evidence before him that the mother had maintained an active interest in the children and that she was unhappy about the children 's placement with the foster mother . |
| 4 | If the college authorities were concerned about the students ' health , it was suggested that they should take action to improve their average daily diet . |
| 5 | They are deeply concerned about the scientists ' inability to explain the dramatic changes they see in nature . |
| 6 | He enjoyed the salmon trout he ate at the small inn there but was mighty scathing about the visitors ' book ( as well as about the notion that the lake might actually be beautiful ) : ‘ You will see only two kinds of exclamations in it : one about the beauty of the Lac de Gaube , the other about how good the trout are … which means that only fools or gluttons have picked up the pen to sign their names and their thoughts . ’ |
| 7 | Council officers are especially worried about the reviewers ' recommendation that the statutory criteria for selecting SSSIs — which are at present purely scientific — should take into account administration and finance . |
| 8 | As well as being very particular about the horses ' condition the old horsemen were equally concerned about their appearance . |