Example sentences of "[pron] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | WHETHER HEROIN is at the root of this unreliability I do n't know for sure , nor am I about to proscribe the freedom — or is that stupidity — of anyone to take whatever substance they choose to take , be it alcohol , tobacco , heroin or carpet cleaner . |
| 2 | Before you can take a bearing at all there 's something you have to do , which is what , what am I about to do ? |
| 3 | I about with him , but I did n't hit him hard , shoved about with him , did n't I , did n't quite . |
| 4 | But if we did appear to be reasonably well … well then , what is there to concern ourselves about ? |
| 5 | We disagree among ourselves about much , and that is as it should be in an open society . |
| 6 | He stood behind her , his hands falling to her nape like someone about to fix the clasp of a necklace . |
| 7 | Singer grinned like someone about to reveal an amazing piece of gossip . |
| 8 | Lord Goddard was then in only his sixth year as Lord Chief Justice , never looked like someone about to retire , and indeed continued in office for three years after Sir Winston gave way as Prime Minister in 1955 . |
| 9 | She looked towards the Archdeacon and recognised the signs of someone about to take the plunge . |
| 10 | ‘ Of course there someone about ! ’ |
| 11 | As she said it she grinned from ear to ear , physically contorted by her joy into a sort of bow , arms out stiff behind her like someone about to fly . |
| 12 | ‘ But what if he loses his temper — threatens 'er with that knife , even knocks 'er about ? |
| 13 | I ai n't seen 'er about fer ages . |
| 14 | ‘ If there was anything that caught his ear , he would tell everyone to be quiet and listen , and then fling himself about to the music . |
| 15 | The producer , who was himself about to take the reins of the tour as it moved on to the regions of Britain as the Coca Cola Hit Man roadshow with Sinitta , Sonia and others from his stable below Kylie on the bill , said plans to take her to a major stadia like Wembley had been quickly dismissed . |
| 16 | He preached the importance of youth ( ‘ Everyone over 25 should be shot ’ ) when he was himself about to enter his late twenties ; he said his band was a singles band with a short life span ( ‘ We 'll made four great records and retire ’ ) ; and he said Wedding Present songs and sets would always be very short ( sets now last an hour and songs like ‘ Take Me ’ , for over eight minutes ) . |
| 17 | He began throwing himself about in his wild efforts to pop |
| 18 | Then he spun himself about and kissed her . |
| 19 | By the time Carrie had jumped from the cart , Mister Johnny had stopped throwing himself about and had started to cry , his face screwed up and scarlet . |
| 20 | Jinkwa shuffled himself about to face the Environments Officer . |
| 21 | He really puts himself about . |
| 22 | While , on the face of it , his case might rest on its being detrimental to his career to suggest that he is at death 's door , it seems likely that much of the evidence , especially for the defence , will be called to no other purpose than to establish whether , to put it mor euphemistically than it will be put in court , he has been putting himself about . |
| 23 | ‘ The gods have no imagination , ’ he said , stepping out of the tub on to the towels spread on the rugs before his glass , and turning himself about beneath Langholme 's ministering hands . |
| 24 | He had a marvellous game , did n't waste a pass , won all his tackles , laid on both Martin Foyle 's goals , obviously Martin Foyle back in the side , took his goals so well ; really put himself about and Steve Foster at the back really held things together when erm things could have gone really calamitously . |
| 25 | I have n't actually got a , a poem for this , I was saying to you that I would use this , I intend using this as a writing exercise , because the , the colour of her mouth and the colour of the piece of boot in the background , just stands out to me , it says , its about to me hidden desire of some sort , either the artist 's or hers or mine I do n't know |
| 26 | A package of unpublished music manuscripts by one of the country 's most eminent composers of brass band music has been rediscovered fifty years after it was written … and as Clare Lafferty reports , its about to have its first performance . |
| 27 | ‘ He had the look of somebody about to invite you home to cold chicken and salad with a mug of real warm English beer , ’ she continued as they walked the long black-and-white-tiled corridor . |
| 28 | It had to be done in the night , they explained , when there was nobody about and we could take some home with us providing we kept our mouths shut . |
| 29 | It would be their horse , and he could learn to ride it — in the evenings perhaps , when there was nobody about . |
| 30 | I watched it for some time but there 's nobody about . |