Example sentences of "[verb] about [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , working women were more independent and less likely to marry early ; and the real significance of this controversy was what it revealed about the ideological assumptions of ruling-class men . |
| 2 | Mm , I 'm sure you 'll find something in Marks and Spencers , I have heard about a new trick mum , how to con money out of Marks and Spencers |
| 3 | Otis had heard about a special policy being offered by The Legal Protection Group , which you can add on to your motor insurance policy . |
| 4 | Oh God you have n't , have you heard about the fifth year toilet yet ? |
| 5 | ‘ This is probably my most important game to date , certainly I have never played in front of the kind of crowd that is expected , and I have never played at Twickenham , though I have heard about the swirling wind that can make life uncomfortable for kickers . |
| 6 | He had obviously heard about the strange fish from the two boys at the pub , and anything concerning the river was Herbie 's concern . |
| 7 | HAVE you heard about the dyslexic devil worshipper ? |
| 8 | Erm we 've heard about the measured approach , the step by step approach er and Mr , has said , please make your mind up one way or another so we can proceed with our local plan preparation . |
| 9 | They have , of course , heard about the Holy Spirit , but have either put it all down to typical ecclesiastical in-talk , or assumed that it was not intended for ordinary folk like themselves . |
| 10 | Perhaps she has n't heard about the little delay in the proceedings , caused by the contretemps with ben Issachar , and the stint in the tree . |
| 11 | She had heard about the little boy Grégoire — Jean-Paul 's son , so people said . |
| 12 | But as soon as Nate heard about the latest strike , that was it . |
| 13 | My question to Mr which he might like to comment on in his his summing up , is we 've heard about the forthcoming meeting which you 're going to arrange with the district council 's , how soon would you be able to make progress ? |
| 14 | In the last couple of weeks we have heard about the tragic death of Sergeant Alan King and Detective Constable Jim Morrison and we have seen the terrible injuries inflicted on their colleagues . |
| 15 | ‘ Have you heard about the intended evacuation ? ’ |
| 16 | If Richard had heard about the old Angevin claim when he began work on a castle within the political orbit of Châtellerault he probably thought it had long since lapsed . |
| 17 | He had heard about the Old Magic at University , although it was forbidden to wizards . |
| 18 | The 1984 village case study revealed that the Bangladeshi mothers ( some of whom had already been taught about the lobon-gur solution ) recognised four different types of diarrhoea and generally thought only one of these types to be an indication for the use of the lobon-gur mixture . |
| 19 | 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 |
| 20 | ( v ) Pupils should be taught about the different functions of written language : that writing can be for the writer alone ; it can be addressed to a known reader ; or it can be written for a large and unknown audience . |
| 21 | In the snail darter case the justices of the Supreme Court argued about the proper way to read the Environmental Protection Act . |
| 22 | Well , he 'll have to see about the next time Kyle cos he was |
| 23 | A surprising contrast to what any anthropologist would have to report about the religious beliefs of modem Westerners is Turnbull 's authoritative and intimate account is of the lives of pygmies in the forests of the Congo — containing no references to dreaming at all , and very little evidence of pygmy mysticism . |
| 24 | We got about a hundred napkins upstairs . |
| 25 | Well , I must admit I got about the bottom mark . |
| 26 | Nevertheless , it is necessary to introduce some significant qualifying remarks about the current direction of policies and procedures in many authorities . |
| 27 | There is just one observation I wish to make to the Committee this afternoon and it actually goes about the whole issue of the planning aspect of what 's gone on . |
| 28 | Meanwhile doubts about the private banks ' ability to cope caused mounting worries . |
| 29 | According to Moschion , who lived about the third century BC but wrote in the spirit of a century or two earlier , it was due to Time — ‘ the begetter and nurturer of all things ’ — that ‘ The earth , once barren , began to be ploughed by yoked oxen , towered cities arose , men built sheltering homes and turned their lives from savage ways to civilized . ’ |
| 30 | If the point is finally disposed of by the European Court and if the judgment goes against the United Kingdom , then the question will arise about the appropriate response to bring the legal system into line with the State 's international obligations . |