Example sentences of "about [pers pn] [verb] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But some gun dealers have stopped selling replicas , because they 're worried about them falling into the wrong hands . |
| 2 | Miracle Squares I think there 's a lot of thought gone into it you know , it ca n't be easy to re er to , to just dream up a game erm , I like the one about you go to the last supper and the waiter spills soup on your trousers , the waiter , ha tell you else about the Marx brothers an'all , the waiter is er the king of Snowdonia and it 's Groucho Marx , the , they 've got this massive hall , and er these big steps leading down into it you know and as , as they 're coming in there 's somebody at the top and Ann says who 's , who 's walking in and they walk down the stairs you know and Mr and Mrs and the king has you know and he says oh the king Snowdonia is about to arrive , he should be here any minute now , he should be here dead on this time you know , he gets these big fanfare trumpets up da , da , da , da , the king of Snowdonia , and there 's nothing and all of a sudden it flashes to Groucho Marx and then he 's in bed with |
| 3 | It may be said at once that the earlier date , adopted by the the editor of the Istanbul edition of Asikpasazade and Danismend , may safely be ruled out , not only through the evidence of Molla Yegan 's involvement with Molla Gurani but also on the basis of an anecdote about him related in the tenth volume of the history by Kemalpasazade ( d. 940/1534 ) . |
| 4 | One of the horses whiffled a protest and shuffled a hoof , dragging slightly at the tether that held it and its fellow securely fastened to the single lamp-post , which imperfectly lit the inn yard , its small flame dancing as the glass about it shook in the uncertain weather . |
| 5 | ‘ What do you think about us moving into the big villa which is being built at Praia do Carvoeiro ? ’ |