Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] about the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , I must admit I got about the bottom mark . |
| 2 | And before meeting him , I wandered about the Left Bank reminding myself that I had been prescribed the city of love to feast my senses . |
| 3 | I learnt about the exploited conditions under which the peons and gauchos had to live . |
| 4 | Of course I forgot about the sleeping child . |
| 5 | I forgot about the back pocket . |
| 6 | Okay , so I lied about the cuddly toy and the microwave , but I bet if ART could have got them into the Multiverb 's 1U , 19″ rack format they would have . |
| 7 | It was through them that I heard about the forthcoming penny farthing races at Ferrymead Historic Park , on Waitangi Day ( the NZ national day , Feb. 6th ) . |
| 8 | ‘ Once I knew about the other woman , I realised we 'd been drifting apart and that , at weekends , I 'd felt quite distant . |
| 9 | I knew about the famous Sherlock Holmes . |
| 10 | I knew about the bad weather , and I had learned later that , on account of this , the plane had been recalled without accomplishing its mission . |
| 11 | The make-up girl went to work on me as Duncan and I reminisced about the last time we 'd worked together . |
| 12 | I thought about the real taxi-drivers in London who took parties of kids to the seaside on day trips each year and realized just what courage was . |
| 13 | On my way upstairs I thought about the famous pianist . |
| 14 | The next day I thought about the possible dangers on the island . |
| 15 | I thought about the good-hearted couple inside its walls , and suddenly they seemed unimportant . |
| 16 | I worried about the mythic trees you used to paint . |
| 17 | It was a most fruitful involvement and I can never be grateful enough for what I learned about the long history of Burma and the Buddhist culture which was woven into the life of the people . |
| 18 | Jennings was right , and bright , to highlight one thing I said about the artistic choices behind the show . |
| 19 | When I explained about the sleeping man and his promise of a visa , Mr Saleb looked at me as if ! was talking gibberish . |
| 20 | I explained about the green box , but said nothing about this notebook . |
| 21 | As I looked out of the window into the black emptiness , I wondered about the great mystery of death , and thought of Helen Burns , who was so sure her spirit would go to heaven . |
| 22 | When Anna was first told about it in Rome by that ass of a young man , when she learnt about the old truth , the long lie , she cried out it was a bolt from a clear sky shattering her life . |
| 23 | You learnt about the weaning techniques . |
| 24 | At the end , when she told about the enterprising boys ' attempt to send a sample ‘ nugget ’ — of worthless pyrites — to the mines department for assaying , Faye actually smiled , and quickly Belinda went on to think of more stories from her outback childhood . |
| 25 | It 's packed full of training , nutritional and medical advice , plus it keep you informed about the latest research taking place in this country and abroad . |
| 26 | She forgot about the coarse sheet that grazed her back . |
| 27 | Instead she glanced about the small chamber off the hall into which she had been ushered , thanking whatever saint had been responsible that de Raimes was apparently going to keep her to himself . |
| 28 | She heard about the second attack only on her return . |
| 29 | You talked about the New Cut ? |
| 30 | As a probationary teacher explained when she talked about the general attitude : |