Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [verb] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Dolphins with bellies slit open thrashed about whistling in distress as their entrails flopped on the concrete . |
| 2 | In recent years , however , the distinctions between these three approaches have become blurred , particularly in the area of empirical research : while there are major differences at the level of grand theory , liberal , radical and socialist feminists appear increasingly to agree about what happens in the classroom . |
| 3 | The west African goldfields of Mali and Songhay probably produced about one-third of the gold in circulation in late medieval Europe.i Leading merchants of the city-states of the savannah maintained important trading links to the north . |
| 4 | ‘ Stop even thinking about her . ’ |
| 5 | Inevitably Cash and Nelson dominated , Cash still singing about how he ‘ shot a man in Reno , just to watch him die ’ with terse relish , and Nelson drawing on a very Texan blend of swing , blues and country for a string of tender ballads . |
| 6 | The man and wife arrested with him have been bailed but probably face further questioning about suspected harbouring of an escaped prisoner . |
| 7 | As for ‘ defending one 's culture against homogenisation ’ , some of Morrissey 's songs and attitudes seem more worried about cross-cultural fertilisation . |
| 8 | The Federal government should , Boning thinks , help German scientists broadcast their results more effectively by providing facilities for them to publish in English and travel more to talk about their work and learn new methods . |
| 9 | We are a group of lesbian feminists ( about 30 + years old ) , who meet regularly to talk about issues around sex , eg : desires and politics in connexion with sex . |
| 10 | Even in the morning you know just talks about it all the while and then we never get the work actually started or finished . |
| 11 | Any others , come on , you know just think about some things your receptionist would do . |
| 12 | ‘ A lot of people get really worried about what other people are doing . |
| 13 | Each week we have to listen to mystery hand drills and various bangs and hammerings as the Jamesons get increasingly excited about the whole thing . |
| 14 | The customers reply never mind about lunch , they will drink a carafe of wine and perhaps Madame has some bread and sausage ? |
| 15 | I 'm just y'know just thinking about some of the things that occur to me . |
| 16 | These men feel more relaxed about their clothes than their fathers did . |
| 17 | In the words of professor John Honnold : A further factor is that States feel more relaxed about harmonizing measures which do not threaten ( even though they may in some degree influence ) long-established concepts and traditions of their own legal systems governing domestic transactions . |
| 18 | ‘ I feel absolutely chuffed about winning . |
| 19 | What am I saying as we sit here talking about this rather strange difficulty that we find ourselves in ? |
| 20 | Reading the labels helps the sales assistant become better informed about the products on sale — and thus able to advise and help the customer more effectively . |
| 21 | Erm and try and become better informed about what we are buying . |
| 22 | She caught her breath , her palms damp just thinking about the powerful surges of emotion she 'd felt in his arms . |
| 23 | Generally , people become more worried about these matters as they get older . |
| 24 | The few psychiatrists I respect always talk about people being mad . |
| 25 | Failure to recognize and to allow for this may explain why , even after nine years of Thatcherite ‘ political clout ’ , doubt still exists about the extent of real cultural change within Whitehall and whether ‘ lasting reforms ’ have , or ever will be , achieved . |
| 26 | As more and more often barely distinguishable products and services come on the market , customers become increasingly confused about what to choose , and what will be best for their own particular organisation . |
| 27 | There are a few people who claim even to know about the lobbying process in Brussels . |
| 28 | The severe psychological damage inflicted upon the captive Biros led them to tear themselves from their shackles and plunge into toilet bowls , become suicidally entangled about gear sticks or wrap themselves around handlebars . |
| 29 | She had n't had an early night for ages and when she did get to bed she did n't sleep but just lay there thinking about Karl . |
| 30 | ‘ I do rather wonder about that , ’ drawled Lexandro . |