Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [vb infin] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 've never heard me complain about Annette 's cooking . ’ |
| 2 | ( Later ) They wanted to give Lenin tea and to treat him to speeches of welcome , but he made them talk about tactics . |
| 3 | Instead we made them talk about where they lived and about their families . |
| 4 | People already knew about the plight of the rainforests through TV and newspapers , but the ball made them read about it again . ’ |
| 5 | cos it 'll make them think about their language wo n't they ? |
| 6 | I do n't think it will make me a vegetarian but it might make me think about it . |
| 7 | Do n't make me think about it , just tell me how to do it ! |
| 8 | ‘ Handiman made everyone think about the handicapped person in their family that it 's easy to deny , ’ says Damon , who may have found the character 's roots in his own childhood club foot . |
| 9 | He did a very good job , but it made me think about what would be right for me when I died . ’ |
| 10 | The idea came from the experience of pulling hair out of the bathtub ; ‘ this made me think about the things that are worthless , that we want to get rid of , the embarrassing hidden things like body hair , and the things we value and cultivate — in our culture , for instance , the head of hair is usually the first thing people register when they look at someone , a great deal of energy and money is , therefore , expended on hairdressing and styling . |
| 11 | But working on that film made me think about my life . |
| 12 | in Exeter last week , took , made me think about him I think |
| 13 | It certainly made me wonder about climbers who object to bolts on the basis that they 're an eyesore . |
| 14 | The first drive I went on made me wonder about the sanity of grouse . |
| 15 | Indeed , my research on images of the gene in popular culture is revealing trends that make me wonder about the results of public participation . |
| 16 | He let me think about that , a long , tense silence between us . |
| 17 | This , however , he did n't realise until later when he let himself think about the meeting and how , after the first keen glance , she looked past him as if he were n't there , to greet Mick with ‘ Hello . |
| 18 | But how d' ya feel about it once it 's repaired ? |
| 19 | What d' ya think about |
| 20 | What d' ya think about Steven ? |
| 21 | What d' you talk about ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ How d' you know about McCloy , anyway ? ’ |
| 23 | What d' you know about Charlie and me ? ’ |
| 24 | Hey , d' you hear about the fire-eater who could n't go anywhere without meeting an old flame ? |
| 25 | It was frightening , if she let herself think about it , how much could happen in a year . |
| 26 | I suppose having my hands in my pockets has made me think about this . |
| 27 | The LP in question has never made me personally want to kill cops , but it 's made me think about police brutality . |
| 28 | Let the children in the classes do the talking , let them tell about those aspects of the school that they like best . |
| 29 | er And I really think that we , one should teach children discernment , give them guidelines , let them think about consequences , and then make responsible choices themselves . |
| 30 | Let me explain about George and I think you 'll understand better . |