Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv prt] about [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Allen told her to ramble on about astrology , a subject Lysette knew nothing about . |
| 2 | The place was a bit religious but they did n't kind of drum it into you , they used to go on about church a bit . |
| 3 | But , the morality a and to go on about Christianity and again , tha I feel ashamed sometimes when I think of myself you know , a Christian , that 's not Christianity ! |
| 4 | She knew that she should have breasts , that she should be menstruating ; that , judging from the giggled conversations of her friends , she should have at least wanted to find out about love and sex . |
| 5 | He hoped it would n't take her too long to find out about Henna Mickiewicz . |
| 6 | Initially we had to start from scratch to find out about drug use and drug users , for we were not even one-eyed kings in this land of the blind ; and we quickly found we were delving into a new and complex social world . |
| 7 | Experience tells us that teachers with specific objectives rather than the general ‘ to find out about industry ’ have the most successful placements . |
| 8 | Teachers seek secondment for a variety of reasons : — to find out about industry or management in general , — to enhance their career prospects , — to bring back new ideas and resources to their teaching . |
| 9 | In addition , as the therapist had suggested , she had contacted the local Citizens ' Advice Bureau to find out about evening classes . |
| 10 | NURSES from South Tees are jetting off to the U.S. this month to find out about baby care , American style . |
| 11 | If a centre wants to find out about compatibility of their computer system and SCOTVEC 's or wants information on specifications to set up a system , contact myself or my colleague Fraser MacFarlane . |
| 12 | In Manchester this revelation caused many a disgruntled fan to spout off about pop stars and their separation from former values . |
| 13 | Out goes the Chingford Skinhead — who has a tiresome tendency to bang on about politics — and in comes a writer who takes a broader swipe , Tom Utley . |
| 14 | He said the English were fine ones to bang on about cruelty when they sent little boys off to boarding school when they were eight . |
| 15 | In all areas of intervention the first step for purists was to speak out about sex . |