Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] about in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Half the decisions I read about in the newspapers . ’ |
| 2 | I am writing to you for information about the kind of courses I read about in the article on the Features Page of last week 's Daily Telegraph which gave the address of your organization . |
| 3 | Most awards tend to be hundreds of pounds rather than the tens of thousands in private compensation you read about in the papers — but as Victim Support director Helen Reeves ( pictured above ) points out : ‘ Compensation is an important way of acknowledging that such crime is not acceptable . |
| 4 | She has very definite ideas on , and devotes two chapters to healthy eating and sensible weight control , which are applicable to anyone and discusses such thought provoking lines as ‘ Do you use foods to nourish your body every day or do you simply use your body as a rubbish bin for whatever food you find about in the kitchen ? ’ |
| 5 | Too small and you 're likely to compress the filling and lose loft , too large and the bellows action of air as you move about in the bag will ensure you never keep a nice layer of still warm air around you , essential to keep you cosy . |
| 6 | The men and women we read about in the Bible have aspirations and failings with which we easily identify , and even the heroes of Scripture are displayed in the cold light of truth . |
| 7 | They feel a bit beleaguered here , and they cause quite a sensation when they walk about in the streets with their long hair ( the men , I mean ! ) . |
| 8 | They were waiting to pounce , I know it ; that 's how they live ; they hang about in the dark , watching ( such a creature will see in the dark , never fear ) and listening and feeling for the minuscule rise in temperature and small vibrations which signal a passing vascular system , then they hop on board and they … suck . |
| 9 | Grasses will help to build up the feeling of luxuriance and they add their own special grace when they sway about in the breeze . |