Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] about the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We will consult widely about the detailed structure of this new qualification , and finalise proposals quickly . |
| 2 | I 've been reading Richard Hoggart 's The Uses of Literacy on this journey ; he goes on about the working class not being able to think " abstractly , generally , metaphysically or politically . |
| 3 | Yeah it 's like with me , I mean of course do n't forget that I 've got a good two hundred pounds to come on about the fifth of December from the British Legion 's savings . |
| 4 | As the prospects of a Tory victory recedes , the likes of Sunderland car magnate Sir Tom Cowie and Tyneside bus burgher Martin Ballinger have been banging on about the Tory cause . |
| 5 | I wo n't go banging on about the open fireplace again , but to my mind that was certainly one of them . |
| 6 | There is the danger of seeing this as just another piece of regressive legislation from a government which cares little about the unemployed , but on closer examination the far reaching implications are quite frightening . |
| 7 | Foxing was a term first used in about the 1840s , probably because the brownish-yellow spots and blotches reminded some fox-hunting bibliophile of his quarry in the countryside . |
| 8 | Furthermore , there have been suggestions that some types of support are effective for some types of stress but not others , and we do not yet know enough about the causal processes involved to be able to explain this ( Gottlieb , 1983 ) . |
| 9 | It would be satisfying to be able to list examples of phonological differences between accents in the area of stress and intonation , but unfortunately , straightforward examples are not available ; we do not yet know enough about the phonological functions of stress and intonation , and too little work has been done on comparing accents in terms of these factors . |
| 10 | They say there 's too many children with problems round here to worry much about the old well , they 'd damn well have to worry if I was n't here doing all the work would n't they ? |
| 11 | Many years later Harry Houghton , one of the members of the Portland spy ring sentenced to 15 years ' imprisonment in 1961 , claimed that his Russian controller ( who was , incidentally , somehow tipped off about the impending arrest of the spy ring and never caught ) , told him during a meeting at the Crown Inn , at Punknoll in Dorset ( not far from the underwater research laboratory where Houghton worked ) , that the Russians had been warned of Crabb 's plan . |
| 12 | The governments going to Washington next month understand that ; and in working out what to sign up for , they will know more about the likely costs of taking action than about the benefits . |
| 13 | Through that work we will know more about the national church , its leaders , its members , its worship , its life . |
| 14 | Through that work we will know more about the national church , its leaders , its members , its worship and its life . |
| 15 | Passers by have been questioned by police in an attempt to discover more about the stubbly , blotchy-faced man who who escaped in a stolen car driven by an accomplice after the latest robbery . |
| 16 | Preliminary action was initiated in conjunction with the Strategic Study to discover more about the changing perceptions and requirements of clients . |
| 17 | The students are visiting three French cities to discover more about the single European market , an entity which probably received a severe setback last weekend . |
| 18 | Probably , such gestures say more about the Chinese people 's view of their own government than about their solidarity with Kuwait . |
| 19 | If you 'd like to know more about the other innovations we 're making , Theo van Hensbergen on will be pleased to put you in touch with one of our intrepid experts . |
| 20 | If you want to know more about the Aquarian electronic thermostat drop me a line at |
| 21 | But , realistically , the book is likely to appeal more to the converted , who wish to know more about the sub-order Serpentes . |
| 22 | In addition , the food expert would want to know more about the local conditions and the alternative sources of nourishment available . |
| 23 | There was little debate on the clause but what little there was displayed a lack of understanding both about the legal significance of Morgan and its implications for women . |
| 24 | In the disposable , flippant world of pop , people do not tend to write earnestly about the real world and the few that do are seen almost as gurus or counsellors . |
| 25 | If you want to find out about the better side of cruising catamarans , phone for details . |
| 26 | I have n't got enough background information ’ ; ‘ I 've got to find out about the First World War , and I 'm not sure how to begin . ’ |
| 27 | Nadia has already seen a good deal of Scotland , and also went on a school trip to France and Belgium when pupils of St Mary 's accompanied members of a pensioners ' lunch club to find out about the European Community and the European Parliament . |
| 28 | She resolved to find out about the other woman . |
| 29 | So what 's interesting here is that they seem to be having a conversation about un the university matters , the history department and so on but in fact there 's this kind of subtext going on here in which both of them want to find out about the other person 's children and both of them are being very mysterious and avoiding the question . |
| 30 | At death registration , registrars are instructed to make every effort to find out about the previous work experience of people , including those who might be unemployed or sick . |