Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] about [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 've got the nerve to talk about safety ? ’ she blurted out , forgoing all hopes of maintaining a calm , sophisticated façade for the benefit of her professional reputation . |
| 2 | Call our Sales Department to inquire about reseller , education , or government quantity discounts . |
| 3 | Obviously this requires confidence on both sides and careful preparation ; inviting someone into class on a Friday afternoon to talk about engineering can be a disaster , but a timely introduction of an engineer to a project on water power can add to the reality and interest of the work . |
| 4 | According to Saich , ‘ The main reason for this renewed willingness to talk about reform was the fear among many that the economic reforms were in danger of reaching an impasse ’ ( Saich 1985 : 29 ) . |
| 5 | It was an opportunity to talk about education and America , an irresistible combination as far as he was concerned , for which he happily interrupted his holiday at Balmoral . |
| 6 | In the last terms of the diploma course students often find tutorials , where they are given opportunity to talk about work in progress , enormously valuable . |
| 7 | Once there Kate was too busy immersing herself in her work to worry about Ace in the pits . |
| 8 | ‘ The latest quirk is to bring in a consultant to talk about quality management , ’ he complained . |
| 9 | Thames Valley Police have the luxury of a disused airfield and sophisticated equipment to learn about car control … now there 's a computer simulation for the ordinary driver . |
| 10 | However there is one obvious question to ask about authenticity testing : if scientific dating methods can be used , why bother with any other techniques ? |
| 11 | Technique has replaced morality as the crucial question to ask about sex . ’ |
| 12 | Not the kind who write letters to the editor to complain about injustice . |
| 13 | The reluctance to write about sex is curious in a writer who has been gleefully unreticent on the demands and delinquencies attending other forms of physical exertion . |
| 14 | The other important point to remember about wall tiles is that spacer lugs are no more , and the old-fashioned types that are rounded on one ( RE ) or two ( REX ) edges , used to finish off the perimeter of half-tiled areas , have virtually disappeared too . |
| 15 | Men , men , mentioned here by our friend , that Leicestershire has got no business to discuss about fox hunting , we are not elusive , there are other county councils who have banned fox hunting on their land , so do not make this as a sacrosanct and or something that Leicestershire are doing , they are not doing first , there are so many other county councils in this country and for your information , I was listening to radio four few days ago , even in Pakistan , a third world country , is banning hunting in their country , we should be ashamed of ourselves here to discuss , I agree with Councillor when the discussion start and he said move for the ward , because the logical thing was to move for the wards rather than discuss , if we all believe that this is horrible , acrimonious and abhorrent in today 's day and age , as the slavery was abhorred two hundred years ago . |
| 16 | We have no need to theorise about bus timetables in order to catch a bus into town . |
| 17 | A point to note about technique is that when you actually go round the mark in strong winds the daggerboard should be retracted first then the mast track moved back in preparation for the reach . |
| 18 | The main factor to remember about walking is to be aware of as much of your environment as possible . |
| 19 | Ron then spoke about debt management and Bank deposits , after which I took the platform to talk about investment and pensions . |
| 20 | You , you , you assumed that he was flying as a , as a fare paying passenger erm and when he started , when you s then started saying how many miles do you do Steve went straight back to talk about car travel . |
| 21 | Who knows , we might even get a chance to talk about product B. ’ |
| 22 | It was all very well for a gentleman to talk about Treason and France and Tom Paine — and he was taking care to do it where nobody was around — but one nod of agreement from him and the world could crash down on his head . |
| 23 | Now erm I 've still got some stuff to do about child sex abuse for the next hour or so . |
| 24 | Now , have you had a chance to think about Dane 's character yet ? ’ |
| 25 | Neil Todd met the Bishop of Gloucester after the Bishop wrote to him , offering the chance to learn about life in the church . |
| 26 | ‘ Lanarkshire has always been the boilerhouse of manufacturing , and maybe they were too busy digging coal and making steel to worry about education . |
| 27 | But for the majority it was purity which provided the language both to challenge men 's immorality and to stake out their own claim to speak about sex . |
| 28 | This also gives a good opportunity to educate about diet and test that knowledge in practical terms as well as enhancing motivation to comply . |
| 29 | Matthew uses the story to teach about faith . |
| 30 | There you will have the opportunity to learn about clog making and cheese preparation . |