Example sentences of "[noun] about [conj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The main clause , for its part , expresses a judgement about or a reaction to the fact of the infinitive event 's having acceded to existence . |
| 2 | As discussed above , a more robust recognition system may result from allowing multiple interpretations of a segment , and letting lexical access make the final decision about whether a segment is or , for example , in the context of or , since neither gis , nor kif are valid lexical sequences . |
| 3 | The proposal is likely to divide the group since some councils are voicing doubts about whether a referendum is the best way forward . |
| 4 | Disputes about whether a reference had been to an expert or an arbitrator have produced many lawsuits . |
| 5 | He had a potter about and a chat and decided to set up in the far corner to our left . |
| 6 | In other cases , individual workers made their own judgements about whether a person was likely to benefit from the care programme approach . |
| 7 | Shrug and pout in Arthur pouted and Celia shrugged refer to a gesture used as a conventional signal ; Arthur pouted his lips and Celia shrugged her shoulders , however , are non-committal about whether a signal was intended , and indicate merely that a certain movement was performed . |
| 8 | In these cases one never finds a whole tree fossilized , and it is necessary to piece together the whole plant by making intelligent guesses about whether a frond of one kind is persistently found with a particular fossil trunk . |
| 9 | There is a debate about whether a ministry for women is a liability . |