Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [verb] about the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could never forget that the broken body on a mortuary slab was linked , somehow and somewhere , to living human beings — wives or husbands , parents , children , friends who might really care about the dead . |
| 2 | In the meantime they could only speculate about the revealed cosmos . |
| 3 | Having heard of her relationship with John , the Girls looked at her in fascination , and could only talk about the wonderful clothes this woman wore . |
| 4 | In the ninth century , members of this magnate stratum , this " imperial aristocacy " , could still move about the Carolingian world ; and they moved nearly always as individuals , no doubt with retinues , but not ( an exceptional case apart ) concerting action with groups of kinsmen . |
| 5 | In difficult economic times , solicitors may also inquire about the general creditworthiness of individuals . |
| 6 | This simple fact deprives you of most of the information you would normally have about the other person . |
| 7 | The standard shop bought 48″ × 12″ × 15″ deep would also give about the same water area and content . |
| 8 | As a rule of thumb , moving a nearly new greenhouse will only cost about the same as it would to have it erected in the first place . |
| 9 | McDonald 's belongs to a federation of companies in the same business and the area man takes it for granted that the firm 's competitors will soon hear about the relaxed consent and apply to the agency for similar leniency . |
| 10 | Because it 's , it 's completely wrong and misleading , and let's instead talk about the ultimate bottom line in evolution which is reproductive success . |
| 11 | If the lounge reflects the proprietor 's domestic preferences , one can only speculate about the Georgian town house style hotel whose lounge boasts two public telephones with wall mounted perspex hoods , a cigarette machine and , on one occasion , dead arrangements of pinks and carnations on each coffee table . |