Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] about the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | At the same time ( to their confusion and bewilderment ) , they are taught about the gentleness of Jesus Christ . |
| 2 | In the second part we begin to look at some of the arguments which have been developed about the possible effects of new technology on the kinds of jobs available in the future . |
| 3 | A few names have been bandied about the circuit , but I 'll predict that Ballymena 's Russell Morrow , the assistant manager for the past few years , will get the vote . |
| 4 | While ample reassurances have been given about the financial implications of this massive support for South Africa , IRB delegates from New Zealand , Australia , France , England , Scotland , Wales , Ireland , Japan , Italy , Canada and Argentina were startled to learn in detail of the parlous state of the new union . |
| 5 | The Test and County Cricket Board 's chief executive Alan Smith said he was satisfied with assurances he had been given about the safety of Graham Gooch 's 16-man squad . |
| 6 | The 1984 village case study revealed that the Bangladeshi mothers ( some of whom had already been taught about the lobon-gur solution ) recognised four different types of diarrhoea and generally thought only one of these types to be an indication for the use of the lobon-gur mixture . |
| 7 | Everyday opinions are formed about the organisation and its activities . |
| 8 | Disabled people had not been consulted about the way planning for the project should be arranged . |
| 9 | At a meeting of European Community ( EC ) Foreign Ministers in Dublin , Ireland , on Feb. 20 , Genscher sought to reassure those governments which had not been consulted about the two plus four agreement . |
| 10 | According to a report in the Financial Times of Feb. 21 , David Levi , the Second Vice Prime Minister and a supporter of Sharon , was " furious " that he had not been consulted about the appointments . |
| 11 | Local traders and organisations have been consulted about the plans and the Chamber of Trade and the response has been favourable . |
| 12 | But the work could last for as long as 11 weeks and local councillors have claimed that they should have been consulted about the scheme . |
| 13 | Consultative participation leaves the main design tasks to the systems analysts , but tries to ensure that all staff in the user department are consulted about the change . |
| 14 | Early in 1916 complaints had been received about the conduct of the coaching , and the suggestion was made that Crawford 's contract be terminated . |
| 15 | As far as he knew , the MP had not been interviewed about the case . |
| 16 | Four men have been quizzed about the murder but no one has been charged . |
| 17 | Astrological charts , a couple of crystal balls on oddly clawed stands , litters of long-decayed scrolls , and similar items are scattered about the floor , on a couple of tables , and on stands . |
| 18 | A few small green leaves are scattered about the bottom of the cupboard … |
| 19 | Now five years old , he went to school in Warminster and was trying hard to adopt a Dorset accent , having been teased about the snob way he talked . |
| 20 | He said yesterday he had not been approached about the acquisition . |
| 21 | The lexicon notion explains the word frequency phenomenon by assuming that each entry has a threshold for recognition , and that recognition occurs only when sufficient data have been collected about the word for this threshold to be exceeded . |
| 22 | Despite year-long complaints nothing had been done about the problem . |
| 23 | By studying map Fig. 5 , it will be seen that small ruined sheds or " hutts " are sited about the opened veins whilst piles of hand cobbed , or knapped , deads are associated with these . |
| 24 | Enough has been revealed about the antics of the Monarchy in the past few weeks to suggest that people in palaces should not be trying to tell the rest of us how to behave . |
| 25 | Her claims to be heard are based on her spiritual topic matter and the historical accident that she writes at a time when she believes more has been revealed about the divine and therefore she possesses ‘ more information ’ than previously . |
| 26 | New evidence has been revealed about the murder of the pregnant mother Marie Wilkes which may cast doubt on the guilt of the man jailed for her killing . |
| 27 | Very little has been said about the boom in modern prints . |
| 28 | There is very little to say about the new Robert Zemeckis film that has n't been said about the old one . |
| 29 | This account of Western Christianity in the early Middle Ages may have been rather weighted towards the political , and perhaps , given the political complexion of the discussion , it may be surprising to many readers that more has not been said about the papacy . |
| 30 | Whilst not retracting anything that has been said about the inappropriateness of either a corporeal God or a God who is a person , it has to be said that interpreting certain historical events as the actions of God is the primary way in which a number of religions understand the divine nature . |