Example sentences of "[pers pn] was [adj] about [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Somehow the word got round that I was mad about maritime art . |
| 2 | I was pleased , too , but now I was worried about that phone call . |
| 3 | ‘ I was wrong about one thing . ’ |
| 4 | I realised why I was wrong about good theatre , about how it can enthrall in a way cinema and television rarely does . |
| 5 | Er Chairman , yes , if I may just make a couple of , of , of , of , of , comments on , on , on the report side , I , I very much welcome the report back which I think has clarified a number of areas in the inspector 's report and what the services are actually , actually are doing about this one , I think er overall it 's er it , it , it 's , it 's very , it 's very er it 's very er very useful to see er what has been done erm I , I , I , I , I 've been assured by the Chief Officer er on item , item er , item three one at the top of page two , that the operational plans being devolved to individual sch will not apply to operational activity , they will be er to separate activity within the s er sch station , erm I did raise that because I was concerned about one station saying yes we will attend the fire and another one saying we wo n't , which obviously is not appropriate er but with that caveat I , I , I , very much welcome the report , I would like to move the proposals sch standing in , in , in , in , in my name that we commend the report as well as er er what 's on the officer 's erm er , er , er recomen er the re the recommended er resolution and that we send a copy of that , this |
| 6 | Or that there was no way left of convincing anyone that she was right about that boy . |
| 7 | She went down the stairs and , again remembering Naylor 's rage , she was certain about one thing — that , whatever way , whichever way , somehow , if he had not done so already , Naylor would at some time soon take action that would for all time sever the relationship he thought she had with his cousin . |
| 8 | THE DAY A YOUNG STEPHEN Street gave up his place in the school football team for a job on a record stall in London 's Walthamstow Market , friends and family knew he was serious about this music lark . |
| 9 | The next morning , Ian woke her up with a cup of tea , said he was sorry about last night , he 'd had a bit too much to drink . |
| 10 | He was right about one thing , though , that priest . |
| 11 | He was right about one thing . |
| 12 | But he was right about that episode after the accident when Suzanna and Raich got together . |
| 13 | She had been watching him intently , looking for any sign that he was sceptical about this mission . |