Example sentences of "[noun] about at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er minding motors outside the Arms and the Bridge Hotel every night , maybe only get sixpence or sevenpence cos there was n't that many cars about at the time . |
| 2 | ‘ He waves his arms about at the office sometimes , ’ said Bob . |
| 3 | No birds about at the moment but they 've had a good feed of chicken , but |
| 4 | T : two things to establish for the writer at the beginning of the story one the situation what is the situation * at the beginning of the story * anybody what 's the situation Douglas * have you read the story Douglas S : no sir T : ah that wo n't help then will it who 's read the story what is the situation at the beginning SS : ( laughter ) T : £ is it Michael S : Carl T : what 's the situation at the beginning simple detail situation what where what is the story about at the beginning * have you read it S : no sir T : right who 's read it * Sarah ( Walsh 1987 : 82 ) |
| 5 | keep waving your hands about at the window the pigeons will be conspicuous by their absence . |