Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] about [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Let's think about that , then . ’ |
| 2 | Just to kind of get a feel of that importance , erm let's think about some categories of communication which we may not use verbal channels for very much , okay ? |
| 3 | You 're from Paradise Street , you ought to know about that . ’ |
| 4 | Christmas is coming and he thinks I ought to know about some little joints called Tiffany 's and Bloomingdale 's . |
| 5 | " I think he ought to know about this . " |
| 6 | she must think about that a lot . |
| 7 | I must think about this carefully . ’ |
| 8 | Should think about half way through |
| 9 | I should think about half past ten until |
| 10 | Er there was some relief I should think about this , er er a bit of relief . |
| 11 | ‘ We must know about each other , , I answered . |
| 12 | All this has been , so to speak , a mere preliminary to the central act of a murder story , the murder , and there are a number of things we should consider about this murder and the murderer . |
| 13 | Yorkshireman Hawley should know about that . |
| 14 | It is therefore important that the nurse should know about these habits and use the knowledge to devise an individualised plan of nursing . |
| 15 | However , serious disorientation with loss of control resulting in an accident , can and does occur and all pilots should know about this problem and how to deal with it . |
| 16 | He should know about this right away . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ The basic thing one must understand about these decisions is that they are desperately disturbing and agonising for the parents . |
| 18 | I must see about more help . ’ |
| 19 | At the bottom of the page I had suggested how you should go about this exercise throw paper around the floor , that 's all the paper there is here , so . |
| 20 | Anyone else think we should bother about that yet ? |
| 21 | This month , everyone must write about this ; next month , nobody is allowed to write about that . |
| 22 | But is it necessary that he should fantasize about that beforehand ? |
| 23 | However mistaken he thought that she might be , and that her vision of life was based on a charming naïveté which took little account of the cruel realities of existence , it was , to him , admirable that she should care about such things , and in such a practical way when all was said and done . |
| 24 | ‘ I think we should talk about this , face to face , ’ Gentle said . |
| 25 | Tishkov , 21 , has scored seven goals in nine UEFA Cup matches and Ferguson stressed : ‘ He is their danger man — he is the one we must worry about most . ’ |
| 26 | ( iii ) In the context of their own writing and reading , they should learn about some of the frequently occurring words and roots that have been absorbed into English from other languages , so that they become familiar with the common word-building processes and spelling patterns that derive from them . |
| 27 | I do n't think they should learn about these things at such an early age . |
| 28 | The therapist should enquire about any children , other dependent relatives , or pets that the patient may have and assist him to make appropriate arrangements for their care . |
| 29 | In this section , we look at two important questions you should ask about any assertion you make in an essay : |
| 30 | I 'll think about that . |