Example sentences of "[verb] she [verb] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | Essentially , the bisexual Bessie was the Madonna of her day , the Queen Of The Blues , the Empress Of Erotica , her ‘ Empty Bed Blues ’ providing a catalogue of lovers who had satisfied her sexually , while ‘ Foolish Man Blues ’ found her musing about homosexuality : ‘ There 's two things got me puzzled , there 's two things I do n't understand/That 's a mannish-acting woman and a skipping , twistin' woman-acting man . ’ |
| 2 | Isabel stopped her pacing about the room and looked at de Raimes in surprise . |
| 3 | Not that it stopped her talking about the Jesus who was the centre of her life . |
| 4 | He says she asked about the stresses of final exams , and they said they had n't got a job to go to anyway . |
| 5 | The man who had opened the door looked at the two men seated at the table and said , ‘ This dame here says she knows about wor Robbie ; she says he 's in hospital . |
| 6 | His absence had n't prevented her thinking about him , but perhaps she had allowed herself to believe that it would continue indefinitely , hence her shock at seeing him now and the panicky sensation of a shadow falling over her once more , its darkness an almost tangible threat . |
| 7 | put her down Kelly and let her walk about . |
| 8 | Let her learn about it by degrees . |
| 9 | Now put her down and let her run about . |
| 10 | She reminded me that I was a married man — forbade me to approach her or speak to her again in that way , but at the same time I knew I had made her think about the old days — the attraction we 'd had for each other which she could not deny . |
| 11 | ‘ What do you think she meant about locking the doors ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Do you think she knows about us ? ’ |
| 13 | She was still distressed and could have wished that Mr. Crowther had waited a little longer before telling her about her inheritance , when the sadness and regret she felt about Aunt Alicia 's death was not so overpowering . |
| 14 | Days like this , she wished people would drop in for coffee , knowing they would n't after the song and dance she made about needing solitude . |
| 15 | You could see her thinking about it , but you could n't have heard that on the phone . |
| 16 | He encouraged her to talk about Paddy , asking questions as if he was really interested , and by the time he pulled up she was beginning to feel much better . |
| 17 | When they were driving along he encouraged her to talk about her father and from what she told him he knew it had been a struggle for her even to get a servant 's position . |
| 18 | Finch encouraged her to talk about Sam , which she did to nervous excess , while Barrett made innumerable cups of tea and coffee . |
| 19 | Indeed , Fabia was still wondering how the deuce he had got her talking about music when they transferred to an equally gracious and charming dining-room . |
| 20 | It should have calmed her , gazing down at the burbling river , should have helped her to think about the problem uppermost in her mind ; but it was impossible to concentrate , knowing that he was close by . |
| 21 | ‘ Get her to talk about the girl , Nona Pitt , and about Terry Place . ’ |
| 22 | Briefly he refused , not wishing her to know about the tears , and then they kissed . |
| 23 | Sheila argued the hesitations and objections she already felt surrounded by , which were , essentially , Moran 's lack of support but the nun pressed her to think about it . |
| 24 | She recalled with surprise the energy which had yesterday enabled her to race about the house . |
| 25 | Hears her talking about Angy and is madly jealous ? |
| 26 | I asked her if her work at college had forced or stimulated her to think about school in general , and what it is for . |
| 27 | I reckon it 's one of those boys from the army camp , remember I heard her talking about a Carl from the army camp yes |
| 28 | You should hear her talking about Gesner . |
| 29 | The more he required her to talk about herself the more he longed for her to ask him about himself . |
| 30 | ‘ I hardly think the use of first names is likely to start her speculating about us . ’ |