Example sentences of "was [verb] [pron] about the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Our vicar was tellin' us about the people who are leadin' the uprisin' in Russia .
2 Alexander was disporting himself about the boat .
3 He was saying something about the Hamilton house , a question .
4 " Now , I was saying something about the fish-shop on Lyons Dock .
5 An editorial recently went so far as to say that more important than establishing a framework for research and development was doing something about the failure to disseminate and apply existing knowledge .
6 I think Alwin and Pat use an auditor cos as you know he 's in business and I 've got a feeling that Alwin was asking me about the auditors the other day , so whether there 's would be , whoever he is , would be er willing to do it , I do n't know .
7 The Perm was soon taking pity on Charlie , as people tended to , and Charlie was asking him about the pressures of fame as if it were something that concerned him from day to day .
8 The young man was asking her about the room , about his chances of getting it , she suddenly heard .
9 I was asking you about the guy Adam 's been talking to this evening . ’
10 ‘ I was telling him about the Glory , and I said I 'd driven it over and what did he think — was he looking forward to driving it and all that — ’ She paused excitedly .
11 Coming back to the council last year , some time in May last year , and er I was telling them about the noise and the situation , at the time .
12 He was telling her about the Ayatollah , and she was telling him about her convent days .
13 I 'd gone across to the old folks ' home to have a chat with Maureen and , inevitably , I was telling her about the trouble I was having .
14 Er well Mark remember I was telling you about the boss that the two there the other night they give er a , a wage rise
15 I was telling you about the Queen Mary .
16 Cos , they was telling us about the weave for the white people and they were showing us a booklet and the
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