Example sentences of "about what [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The award asks children between the ages of nine and 12 to write about what they would like to do when they grow up . |
| 2 | At first Kate was frightened about what they 'd find to talk about , but she need n't have worried . |
| 3 | It helps if couples can think in advance about what retirement will be like-to think individually about what they 'd like to happen , and even more importantly , to talk to each other about what they 'd like to happen . |
| 4 | It helps if couples can think in advance about what retirement will be like-to think individually about what they 'd like to happen , and even more importantly , to talk to each other about what they 'd like to happen . |
| 5 | Discussions about what they should wear had been interspersed with sexy gossip concerning the star of the occasion , Nathan Bryce . |
| 6 | ‘ No one comes to me after our matches to talk about what they could have done better , ’ said Durie . |
| 7 | They could see Mr Flood fussing round the window of his shop as if he were still worried about what they could have found so amusing in its contents . |
| 8 | For some reason he was terrified about what we might have said of him behind his back . |
| 9 | Of course , I can not go into detail about what we would seek to do , but I shall give one or two indications because that is only fair to the House . |
| 10 | More recently studies have attempted to refine their research methodologies so that reviews of this research are much clearer about what we can claim to know and not know about abuse and in particular that it is a much more complex problem than was first thought . |
| 11 | He would have to think about what he could do to get to ride her . |
| 12 | This means that , before you begin to think about colours and the names of varieties , you have to be clear about what you would like to do and what it is possible to do , perhaps planting kinds and types about which you may have heard but are not familiar with and which would add variation and interest to your garden . |
| 13 | People say having a baby ruins your life , and talk about what you could have done in a job and that . |
| 14 | If you scored two or more points you should , if you have not already , see your doctor and get further advice from him or her about what you should do to reduce your heart disease and stroke risk . |
| 15 | I 've sometimes made some rather awful mistakes when I have thought first about what I would like to give rather than what my friends would like to receive , so do try to find out before you embark on a special garment . |
| 16 | Apartment 28A in the Alcade Apartments was about what I would have expected . |
| 17 | She asked me to think about what I could do to protect myself . |
| 18 | I came away from the Oxford seminar with a clear idea in my mind about what I should do to stimulate discussion on this subject in Wales . |
| 19 | The agency have agreed to pay me a retainer for a couple of weeks while I think about what I 'd like to do next . ’ |
| 20 | The Trust still asks my advice , but it 's not an easy process because although I 'm very old I 've still got a clear idea about what I 'd like to do in the garden . ’ |
| 21 | It has received meticulous counsel from one of the nation 's highest courts about what it might wish to say on the subject in the future . |
| 22 | He waited until they were out in Reception before apologising again about what she must have overheard while she was eating her supper . |