Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] about [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is kind of you to be so understanding about Mrs Howard 's going — only another writer could be . |
| 2 | So writing about photographer David Bailey in ‘ the Life and Loves of David Bailey ’ , page 56 , was relatively straightforward . |
| 3 | In the course of our social lives we are constantly learning about ways of thinking and behaving considered appropriate by those other members of society with whom we come into contact ( as well as those considered inappropriate by them ) and this learning process only ceases when social life itself ceases — on death . |
| 4 | Well , you 're basically talking about power relationships and that goes into almost every aspect of one 's life and one 's relationship , and I suppose you 're asking men to look at themselves differently too . |
| 5 | I mean the r the risk of progression is i i I would think is minuscule erm and erm you 're only talking about changes in size not risk of of erm muscle invasion , and I think therefore |
| 6 | Anne found John Redmond beside her , gazing intently at her but only talking about dancing . |
| 7 | We broke windows accidentally , we were throwing erm in fact I was only talking about whip and top the other day , and erm er which was a a game we used to play . |
| 8 | Oh , were were only talking about complaints examiner I think |
| 9 | And so on , right to the very end : ‘ As each story [ the reviewer is now only talking about Mr Herriot ] grinds to its predictable punchline , it is as if Herriot has ground a slightly stronger dose of the Nembutal that he uses to dope recalcitrant patients into each successive page . |
| 10 | I think you 're only talking about redundancies if we ca n't erm take some short term work from elsewhere , er as opposed to , I mean , I 'm suggesting at the moment we take stock a longer time |
| 11 | I have often thought about making a will , but merely thinking about it is just the same as merely thinking about contraception — good intentions are feeble . |
| 12 | This is , without doubt , a book for professionals who are not only thinking about quality , but who want to instill a fundamental change in the way people think about and do their work . |
| 13 | On returning from Spring Harvest ( and back to work ) I found that I was constantly thinking about God , Jesus , being a Christian . |
| 14 | Yes , I 'm just , just scrobbling about Brenda to see where I 've put my purse . |
| 15 | IF I WAS not writing about dancers , I would love to write about horses . |
| 16 | It gives me great satisfaction but we are not shouting about being second for what might be a few hours . ’ |
| 17 | Japan is not going about reform with a rush of Latin drama . |
| 18 | I used to worry about nuclear power , and now I worry about pollution and dead dolphins — when I 'm not worrying about money . |
| 19 | ‘ Oh , I 'm not worrying about Nicky , ’ Luke dismissed the challenge amusedly . |
| 20 | As the news-reader began to speak , he leaned forward eagerly , not caring about Doyle and the Woman . |
| 21 | Cranston turned , a broad smile on his expansive face , not caring about Athelstan standing beside him , writhing in embarrassment . |
| 22 | Since Rachel had sneaked her Mrs Gordon into Phoebe 's half of the house , misunderstanding and not caring about Phoebe 's impotent fury , Phoebe had become even more rigorous about Maggie 's tidiness . |
| 23 | ‘ No , I was just wondering about Harriet . |
| 24 | BENEATH the hype , Mickey Mouse , the Magic Kingdom and the publicity that has led to more than 100,000 people already enquiring about Eurodisney shares in the UK alone , there remains a disconcerting truth about this international share offer . |
| 25 | To establish genuine intimacy , it is crucial that a couple learn to communicate with each other not just gossiping about friends , talking about the children or discussing world events but expressing their feelings , their fears , hopes , secrets , dreams , vulnerabilities , reactions , joys , irritations and depressions . |
| 26 | But they would still insist that induction into a tradition is right — it should be teaching religion not just teaching about religion in a way which distances it and effectively marginalizes it . |
| 27 | funny mind , we were just speaking about funerals not that long ago and you were just saying like er you remember the , when he died , |
| 28 | Yes , this , this actually , thank you Chairman , this actually is very much an example of , of what I was just saying about consultation . |
| 29 | No she was just asking about christmas presents . |
| 30 | We 're just doing about blacks |