Example sentences of "[verb] about [art] [noun] ['s] " in BNC.

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1 He 'd heard about the jail 's reputation for handling violent and dangerous offenders .
2 So we were gon na go to The Two Mills but I 've heard about the Miller 's Kitchen so I thought , we 'll try it .
3 She d heard about the People 's Palace , a museum concerned with Glasgow and its past , and promised herself she 'd pay it a visit in the near future .
4 One was a complicated case in which the client had a number of relatives living nearby , who were said to be always arguing with each other ( including about the client 's care ) .
5 One witness had disappeared , two more had been intimidated ; doubts were aroused about the ANC 's commitment to the rule of law .
6 McIntosh is too much the diplomat to say what he really thinks about the firm 's three year spell inside the TSB empire , except to say two things — firstly that he doubts whether it either made or lost much money on its investment , and secondly that Hill Samuel was very supportive once the decision to sell had been taken in principle .
7 Be sure to understand their needs and aspirations and counterbalance any pessimistic reports they may have received about the church 's condition and the cost of repair .
8 They also asked about the children 's behaviour .
9 Perhaps Vincentius realised he talked too much and , changing the conversation , asked about the friar 's day .
10 They grumble about the Ossis ' exaggerated expectations and leisurely working habits .
11 In all cases the broken ore was allowed to fall about the girls ' feet from where it was shovelled by the younger boys and girls and wheeled to the respective piles or hoppers , At all stages waste was thrown aside ready for tramming or barrowing to the spoil heaps .
12 The writer goes on to make further points about the picture 's elements .
13 The conversation turned to the Biafran War and a controversy arose about the Biafrans ' prospects of success , which would no doubt have been more favourably presented by Aitken than was believed by the General .
14 ‘ I do n't know about the senator 's offer , sir . ’
15 Mr Mazzotta only speaks Italian and does n't know about the doctor 's letter .
16 When she did n't know about the terrorists ' demands ? ’
17 Listen to what Gabe Mirkin and Martshall Hoffmann in The Sportsmedicine Book say about the athlete 's heart :
18 The first to come , and one of the most interesting from Pumfrey 's point of view , was Tom Tedder , who sprawled easily in his chair , seemed as little tensed up as it is possible to be when involved in a murder case , and told them all they needed to know about the teachers ' attitude to the school 's star pupil .
19 Therefore , in relation to the AL of maintaining a safe environment , the nurses need to know about the patient 's individual habits and any actual or potential problems .
20 I am staying for a few days at the Dale End Hotel while I explore the district , and I 'd like to know about the Brownies ' Bridge , as I am to do with Brownies . ’
21 When I say that ‘ Kaptan ’ did not mean ‘ captain' but meant ‘ hawk ’ perhaps I have told you all you need to know about the Colonel 's attitude to his son 's upbringing and his expectations of him .
22 This must affect the balance between paying cash and buying on credit , in the eyes of the customer ( who is most unlikely to know about the dealer 's commission ) .
23 ‘ Do n't you want to know about the children 's clothes ? ’ she asked , adding that they had looked rather sweet .
24 People especially did not wish to know about the administration 's private efforts to prop up the contras .
25 On the other hand , there would be no point at all in sending the same samples to agricultural journalists , who would never have any occasion to write about the company 's products .
26 Whatever the medium a number of questions must be decided about an organization 's advertising effort .
27 What he says about the king 's own explanation for his forwardness in battle is one of a number of examples of d'Ayala 's perception of the Scottish kingdom : ‘ He ( the king ) said to me that his subjects serve him with their persons and goods , in just and unjust quarrels , exactly as he likes , and that therefore he does not think it right to begin any warlike undertaking without being himself the first in danger . ’
28 For many years it was supposed that nothing should be revealed about the bargainer 's intentions .
29 Here was I , not going to talk about the Pope 's ‘ Lamentabili ’ and have n't I spent ten minutes on it already .
30 The newsmen thought he was going to talk about the club 's prospects for the new soccer season .
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