Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] about the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had obviously heard about the strange fish from the two boys at the pub , and anything concerning the river was Herbie 's concern . |
| 2 | Ronni had entirely forgotten about the red geranium that Guido had slipped behind her ear . |
| 3 | There has been much written about the central character in the programme and Johnny Speight 's intentions in creating a ‘ foul-mouthed bigot ’ such as Garnett . |
| 4 | I 've only got to bloody si , I 've only got about the same . |
| 5 | That anti-social part of my brain suddenly thought about the greasy eggs and bacon again and my stomach geysered . |
| 6 | Some countries that are very much exercised about the alien danger actually have very little immigration . |
| 7 | They also provide much useful information about performance generally , enabling managers to be better informed about the relative strengths and weaknesses of their operations . |
| 8 | I also think it 's important that people have this sort of emotional side of it taught to them as well , you 're often taught like the straight , you know , the wee sperm and the wee egg come together and you get a baby , but you do n't , not taught about the emotional side of it a lot |
| 9 | She began to landscape the fantasy garden in her mind and had soon forgotten about the slight ache in her hips that came from having her legs curled to one side , and the uncomfortable weave of the wickerwork pressing into the soft skin on the underside of her forearms . |
| 10 | That may seem perverse , given what we have just said about the current scene , especially since we do not ourselves believe that states are the only important actors in international relations . |
| 11 | I thank my right hon. Friend for what he has just said about the vile allegations and lies against my hon. and learned Friend — I use both words advisedly — the Member for Leicester , West ( Mr. Janner ) . |
| 12 | I have already written about the geographical distribution of fossils ( especially Mesozoic brachiopods ) at nauseating length , so it is not appropriate to do so again . |
| 13 | This idea that the essentials for salvation are never ‘ above reason ’ sits uneasily with what Locke has already said about the practical difficulty of working them out for oneself . |
| 14 | Although they had not talked about the weird reality of Northern Ireland since her arrival , in Manchester Jessica occasionally had a little rant . |
| 15 | ‘ No , ’ Sven Hjerson said , ‘ you have not thought about the wrong handbag . ’ |
| 16 | And finally , again we 've already talked about the elderly er age groups , there was a growth in the sixty plus age group of about five per cent . |
| 17 | The Oxford Coroner , Nicholas Gardiner , has told an inquest jury that the whole truth is still not known about the so-called friendly-fire deaths in the Gulf War . |
| 18 | Jim Lilico , principal environmental health officer for Darlington Council , said the authority was aware of the fly tipping on the British Rail owned land , but had not known about the dead animals . |
| 19 | In Russia , something like 20,000 books have already appeared about the second world war . |
| 20 | ‘ As Londoners , desperately worried about the present route of the Channel tunnel , what do we say to those who think the Talis alternative is beneficial ? ’ — Chris Fraser , Peckham ‘ Out of the huge crowd of demonstrators , a woman ran out and thrust a baby in my arms — then she vanished ’ — Kenneth Clarke , Secretary of State for Health ‘ Polluted rivers , filthy streets , bodies bedded-down in doorways are no advertisement for a prosperous or caring society ’ - Michael Heseltine ‘ We know that God has endowed her with that great quality of not fidgeting when it is necessary to come to grips with prickly nettles … |
| 21 | Is he not worried about the rising scale of explosions and the rising tide of murders that are taking place ? |
| 22 | They 've already complained about the original police investigation , and another force has been called in to re-examine the case . |
| 23 | I 'd be intrigued to know what those other two couples who were not informed about the cancelled christening feels . |
| 24 | Lord Marshall had once said about the old Magnox stations that , even if they were n't economic now , there would still be ‘ jam tomorrow ’ . |
| 25 | He looked serene — I know that is always said about the dead , and after all , how else would they look ? |
| 26 | During our Everest expedition in 1953 we had vast quantities of firewood at base camp and never once thought about the environmental problems |
| 27 | It has always had about the same amount of appeal to me as sheep 's eyes . |
| 28 | ‘ He said : his grandfather always talked about the little people , but he never believed it until now . |
| 29 | In spite of the major growth of historical interest in the European city in recent years , very little is still known about the hundreds of small towns which served as the main contact point between urban and rural society before the 19th century . |
| 30 | But 70-year-old Mr Lowes , who unearthed the historic treasures while searching for lost tools on Home Farm , at Hoxne , Suffolk last November , is totally relaxed about the whole thing . |