Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] about the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition to pamphlets and articles Rawnsley published more than forty books , many of them about the life , history , and literary associations of the Lake District , and , influenced by Alfred , Lord Tennyson and William Wordsworth [ qq.v. ] , a vast output of poetry . |
| 2 | I should save the trip until the weekend , when we can all go , besides , she 'll be bored with all your old historical studies , she 'll want to be with other people of her own age , other Americans , perhaps — I mean , there are plenty of them about the place , goodness knows , and that shirt should really go in the wash straight away . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Anyway , I told Dotty , ‘ Dotty darling , ’ I said , ‘ this terrible possessiveness of yours about the house is definitely something sick , something absolutely psychological . ’ |
| 4 | He was whistling that stupid little old song of his about the man who was scared to go home in the dark . ’ |
| 5 | There were no signs of him about the place . |
| 6 | He has done an enormous amount of hard and soft thinking , but most of it about the stimuli to which he is responding , and the rest about whether he is being honest with himself as to how he is responding . |
| 7 | I 've still got bits of it about the porno magazines and that though . |
| 8 | Then he read a textbook of hers about the craft of the dramatist and it had stopped him from showing her anything for a year . |
| 9 | I hope that the Secretary of State , who I know is as appalled as all of us about the matter , will pay special attention to how that could possibly happen . |
| 10 | Treachery is unlikely , but the decision not to attack the Scottish camp , and not to pursue the Scots when they broke camp , suggests at the very least a lack of confidence and judgement amongst the English commanders , and there is some evidence of disagreement amongst them about the tactics they should adopt . |
| 11 | I thought like you about the windows , so I stayed away for moons and moons and then I flew back , but the windows were barred , for my mother had forgotten me and another little boy was in my bed . |
| 12 | Jack teed the ball up , after a short discussion with me about the merits of a six- or a seven-iron . |
| 13 | There were moments when he took on too much ; and although I pursued the matter of our volume only because he had invited me to do so , I soon realized that I was asking more than I should have done , especially as I was uncertain at any moment whether my collaborators saw eye to eye with me about the scope of our project . |
| 14 | But you can use the Jeannie slot as erm a revision thing , you come and have a chat with me about the course , or we can show the video . |
| 15 | Many smaller firms in Darlington have already been in touch with me about the jobs they say are being put at risk . ’ |
| 16 | Well I have to , I , I 'll have to have Elaine with me about the hat because er I prefer somebody else with me |
| 17 | We were always having rows with them about the back garden , territorial disputes over 15-square-feet of packed mud covered in cat shit . |
| 18 | Even at formal dinners where weighty matters were being bandied about , he would seek out other young fathers to swap stories with them about the thrill and magic of childbirth . |
| 19 | It was particularly delightful to be with the young people , sharing their dreams and concerns and talking with them about the future . |
| 20 | I agree with them about the need for a comprehensive UK energy policy in order to provide primary energy substitution for oil . |
| 21 | It is important that the children should be able to play freely in this way , and again although it might be appropriate to talk with them about the materials beforehand or afterwards , if a model has been completed , a great deal can be learnt simply by observation . |
| 22 | He was quite unmoved when I sympathized with them about the loss of the three members of their crew . |
| 23 | We tried to reason with them about the bathroom . |
| 24 | I shall also want to talk with you about the ffruit Trees I intend to plant against the wall next y Pump Court . |
| 25 | I am not such an optimist as to imagine that we are always going to agree with you about the type of regulation , or its costs , but I do want to emphasise that we are determined always to try to talk through contentious issues with you and to ensure that there is real dialogue . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ He was only tryin' to make polite conversation with you about the keyboards . |
| 27 | ‘ I agree with you about the slavery in this country of ours today . |
| 28 | I would also welcome a chat with you about the arrangements sometime next week . |
| 29 | I 'm not quarrelling with you about the money . |
| 30 | Aye , and he also agreed with you about the lump in my back . |