Example sentences of "[vb base] on about [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And how pathetically ironic that a bunch of Americans , who normally carp on about freedom of speech and the First Amendment , resort to crushing records which contain perfectly innocent torch songs when they defend to the hilt the right of misogynist swine like 2 Live Crew to peddle their filth with impunity . |
| 2 | They prattle on about equality , when really what they mean is a down-grading of women 's rights . |
| 3 | Basically the same poeple who wank on about Man Utd all the time being the biggest and best at everything — biggest Stadium ( aka sewer ) , biggest world support ( but where were they in the 1991–1992 season ? ) , best youth team ( I do n't think ) . |
| 4 | ‘ Training courses go on about assertiveness , ’ says Angela MacKeith , ‘ but we 're actually quite assertive in our own worlds . |
| 5 | ‘ Go on about Tara , ’ said Snizort . |
| 6 | I know , I know you know that I go on about Jenny |
| 7 | Go on about Tony . ’ |
| 8 | they go on about Shakespeare and Chauce Chaucer but if you spoke to them the way Chaucer used to speak they would n't understand a word you were saying . |
| 9 | Erm , we do work together , where we share a common agenda , and we find that we share common policy positions , and there are a lot discussions that go on about policy questions between environmental N G Os , erm , and also like any N G O that 's pressed for time and money , we work together where actually it can be justified by the results . |
| 10 | ‘ I know I keep on about Mrs Kemp , sir , but do n't you think we ought — ’ |
| 11 | I think youll find us fellow Leeds Fans here a nice bunch , although we do have some OLD men ( Kev ) , so if they start on about John Charles … do nt worry . |
| 12 | He has also had to counter allegations that he is dragging television down-market then listen to television pundits witter on about skirt lengths , sexual chemistry and the F-factor , under the guise of highbrow criticism . |
| 13 | We witter on about quality initiatives and produce myriads of little forms to show just how quality-driven we are . |
| 14 | Maximum numbers of pachytenes occur on about day 18 post-coitum in mouse , although this will vary with the strain . |