Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [verb] about [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So parents tend not to hear about the things that really go on a lot of the time in nearly all schools and they do hear a bit about the things that are a little bit different , so they can get quite a distorted picture of , of what 's going on . |
| 2 | Occasionally the police drop by to complain about the noise , but they do so only after midnight , and they fail to notice the incessant smell of dope , sharp as burning leaves . |
| 3 | No I du n no about the toilet . |
| 4 | Before I go on to talk about the diet and overweight issue let us first consider the other factors that can cause heart disease . |
| 5 | Despite what the EAT in the Sen case go on to say about the Riley decision , it is submitted that it was an established rule of law as a result of that and other decisions that where an applicant instructs solicitors or advisors to act on his/her behalf and through their default the claim is presented out of time , the tribunal would not have exercised their discretion to allow the claim in . |
| 6 | The alternative is for Greeks to watch their economic hopes fade , and listen to the world go on chuckling about the story of the Golden Unfleeced . |
| 7 | Reading the labels helps the sales assistant become better informed about the products on sale — and thus able to advise and help the customer more effectively . |
| 8 | Failure to recognize and to allow for this may explain why , even after nine years of Thatcherite ‘ political clout ’ , doubt still exists about the extent of real cultural change within Whitehall and whether ‘ lasting reforms ’ have , or ever will be , achieved . |
| 9 | ‘ Of course , the reports and test results we issue are not all welcomed by manufacturers but there really is only a tiny percentage who end up carping about the magazine . ’ |
| 10 | There are a few people who claim even to know about the lobbying process in Brussels . |
| 11 | Field officers do not go about the business of bringing pollution to light in an unpatterned way . |
| 12 | Pilots are most vulnerable to all of these problems when they are out of practice or when they become blasé and do not think about the procedures regularly . |
| 13 | However , overall the women do not complain about the extent of their sacrifices : ‘ In a struggle you do n't see how many people are sacrificed . |
| 14 | Until these needs are met , the poor do not bother about the quality of shelter . |
| 15 | The people from the mining company do not care about the land and they do not care what happens to the countryside . |
| 16 | ‘ I do not care about the kidnappers . |
| 17 | Is not it the truth that the right hon. and learned Gentleman 's Government , having created recession and unemployment , do not care about the casualties of their policies ? |
| 18 | Is not the simple truth that the Government do not give a damn about law and order and do not care about the safety of people in their homes and on the streets ? |
| 19 | They do not care about the people in the industry or those who may serve . |
| 20 | But the worst aspect of this whole affair is that so many people do not care about the quality of life for old people . |
| 21 | ‘ I do not know about the guns , Harry . |
| 22 | I do not worry about the vomiting — it comes naturally . |
| 23 | Do not worry about the person who is coming after you . |
| 24 | Do not worry about the quality of the essays . |
| 25 | up till the age of , about sixteen , after my birthday , the baby would have been a few weeks old , I thought well , if you 're under sixteen , do n't think about the Pill , they 're not going to give it to you . |
| 26 | ‘ The doctors said what does it matter as long as he is alive but they do n't think about the quality of life . |
| 27 | Viewed from the standards of the outside world , the main trends in human life are perhaps shown up rather more clearly here : selfishness , courage , the desire for escape , self-fulfilment etc ’ but then once you 're here you do n't think about the standards of the outside world very much . ’ |
| 28 | At the office I never speak of the Castle , and at the Castle I do n't think about the office . ’ |
| 29 | The use of ‘ but ’ where common sense demands ‘ and ’ is symptomatic of a general malaise : the scriptwriters do n't think about the meaning of what they 've written , they just want it to sound pretty . |
| 30 | Er and that 's the same again so we have n't got any problems I do n't think about the fit . |