Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] about [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , let's think about our objectives , first of all an objective , I might have come to Abbey Life to make money , last year , I might have been working in a factory , earning fifteen , twelve , fifteen thousand a year , and I might make my objective in my first year with Abbey Life to earn sixty thousand pounds . |
| 2 | It is considerably harder to characterise the form of exchange at a local level , although we may hypothesise about its nature on the basis of the organisation viewed through alternative forms of evidence . |
| 3 | Young people frequently dismiss remarks which older people may make about their impending or eventual death . |
| 4 | The Law Commission committee says that this principle is not good enough ; sellers should be under a legal duty to reveal everything they know and ought to know about their property — which would oblige them to carry out a survey before offering it for sale . |
| 5 | Not because of anything to do with the school but he needs special help — I think we should think about your feelings . |
| 6 | Before you meet residents who are new to you , check if there is anything you should know about their needs or their behaviour . |
| 7 | Ten things you should know about your nanny |
| 8 | Thursday 's The Late Show ( BBC 2 ) was presented by Cynthia Rose , to whom someone should speak about her big , swinging earrings . |
| 9 | As luck would have it , when she was certain that , shiny-faced and wet-headed , she must look about her worst , it was at that moment that the outer door opened and Ven came in . |
| 10 | In theory , the model should rotate about its vertical axis until the control is released and then stop . |
| 11 | ‘ And you must forget about your flat . |
| 12 | what your reply should reveal about your positive qualities |
| 13 | THAT wives should complain about their husbands spending the housekeeping money on drink is hardly new , but Indian women are taking the argument further . |
| 14 | ‘ Instead of you complaining to the authorities about my supposd parque aquático , perhaps I should complain about your workshop . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ It should talk about its benefits — the way the Church can enhance the quality of life and , dare I say , the afterlife , as opposed to threats of hellfire and damnation . |
| 16 | ‘ We really should talk about your article , ’ she said . |
| 17 | ‘ We must talk about your joining a Pack later on . |
| 18 | Knowledge of how well one is doing will not provide the basic motivation in that the performer must care about his performance but if this is established , knowledge of performance is a most vigorous factor in developing and maintaining the will to perform . |
| 19 | MODEL Cindy Crawford said yesterday that men should worry about their flabby bums . |
| 20 | ( iv ) If they use a computer spelling checker , they should learn about its limitations , for example in not distinguishing homophones , eg fair , fare , or different parts of speech , eg their , there . |
| 21 | The theory provides the younger relative with a convenient explanation for any guilt they may feel about their role with ageing relatives . |
| 22 | Before I come to discuss the philosophical problems that are raised by this sort of account of self and autonomy , I want to look at what I have called its implicit politics ; and what I mean by this primarily is its possible consequences for the way in which women might think about their relationships to each other , and the way in which they might think about themselves . |
| 23 | you might think about your own use of drugs like alcohol and tobacco |
| 24 | I do not know any other politician or statesman who would have acted with such speedy decision without stopping to think of the possible consequences to himself or what people might think about his intervention on behalf of an alleged terrorist . |
| 25 | Because no matter what suspicions the various crooks might have about my purpose , no one knew where I was going next . |
| 26 | ‘ Yeah , ’ it said with relish , ‘ you think you 'll forget about your precious Lucy just because you 're a few hundred miles away ? |
| 27 | And now With your consent , we 'll go about our tasks . |
| 28 | A joy for all seasons , a haven for blackbird and robin and a screen between ourselves and our neighbours that we might go about our separate business unobserved . |
| 29 | Although Hayward might talk about his " lodger " in a jocular fashion , he was proud of his association with the great man of letters and defended both his privacy and reputation . |
| 30 | We 'll talk about your football I suspect . |