Example sentences of "[vb infin] about the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In such an atmosphere of public mistrust , questions must arise about the purpose of the tax system . |
| 2 | Concern may also arise about the employment opportunities for a relocated spouse and school and future work opportunities in the area for children . |
| 3 | THERE are several assumptions we reasonably CAN make about the future . |
| 4 | It is as if speakers feel obliged to offer some personal warrant for the statements they will make about the world . |
| 5 | Are there assumptions I can safely make about the language they understand , their level of awareness , the social and political groups they identify with ? |
| 6 | When official conservation often does not work , part of the problem may lie in the assumptions which the conservationist , government servant or politician may make about the cause of failure . |
| 7 | Then we could go home and explain about the envelope and get a fresh one . |
| 8 | Creggan had learnt by now not to talk of his past , or to try and explain about the Zoo he had escaped from . |
| 9 | Despite these qualifications from those immediately concerned , a live studio discussion was interpolated after the second , with three practitioners of the orthodox — Ian McColl , professor of surgery at Guy 's , Professor T. J. McElwaine , of the Royal Marsden , and Dr Walter Bodmer , director of research for the Imperial Cancer Fund — being ranged against , though they might demur about the word ‘ against ’ , Barbara Kidman , a broadcaster , journalist , cancer sufferer and author of a book on the alternative approach : and Dr Dick Richards , a physician and author . |
| 10 | Nevertheless serious misgivings may persist about the wisdom of ascribing identity to meanings . |
| 11 | For if the relations between the individual and society are as close as he believes , we must take them into account ; instead of grounding explanations upon one part we must theorise about the whole to which all the parts belong . |
| 12 | A. W. Mair , Loeb Library ) , we shall not quarrel about the date of the Alexandra . |
| 13 | Do you ever stop and think about the way you breathe ? |
| 14 | ‘ Guides should be setting the example and I think we should think about the way we put adventure first . ’ |
| 15 | Unfortunately for a while my attendance at church was very patchy and I would n't think about the church or God for weeks on end . |
| 16 | I am afraid it is written in enviro-jargon , which will need translating into ordinary English or Welsh , but I hope it helps you think about the kind of issues that need to be got across in a popular television programme . |
| 17 | Mr Chairman could I ask a question because one of the things that I 've found missing this evening is specific things that people would like to see in this playhouse or perhaps specific things that we used to do and that find are missing and the last I have n't heard the word gallery mentioned from there much at all what do we think about the gallery ? |
| 18 | When this person makes a short , stilted contribution encourage the speaker through obviously listening and asking them to continue : ‘ What else do you think about the proposal ? ’ or ‘ Can 1 ask Bill to say some more about his department ? ’ |
| 19 | David Bailer does not think about the past very often . |
| 20 | ‘ No , dear — it 's kind of you , but when you get to my age you like to sit quietly and think about the past — and I watch my telly and listen to carols on my old wireless and then the Home Help comes and puts me to bed . |
| 21 | Let us think about the word ‘ identification ’ . |
| 22 | Because I when you do think about the word then you leave some of the letters out . |
| 23 | ‘ If there is one company that can be said to have influenced British theatre in the eighties it is Cheek by Jowl … the effect of a Cheek by Jowl Shakespeare is to make you think about the play again . |
| 24 | Right , so yo , you watched er , Dr. Marius Bernard , erm , the South African , what did you think about the message that came across in the film ? |
| 25 | You put yourself into cold storage for two years as far as any kind of political practice goes and just sit and think — and do n't forget you 'll get paid £5000 a year to sit and think about the purity of the struggle we 're all fighting back here . ’ |
| 26 | I do n't even think you should think about the music business when you start . |
| 27 | Repetition is likewise the musician practising her scales until she can be consistent every time , so that while she performs she can think about the music itself rather than the individual notes . |
| 28 | Just as you should carefully select your sailing venue , so you should also think about the type of sailing you do . |
| 29 | And I 'll think about the shirt . |
| 30 | Do n't even think about the fat , but |