Example sentences of "[adj] about [Wh det] they [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Out of approximately one hundred prospective overseas students I spoke with , the majority said they had little intention of returning to China unless conditions improved in all aspects of life in the near future , but they were vague about what they would do overseas once their initial period of advanced education was complete . |
| 2 | The report urges consumers to start demanding value for money , but music lovers are sceptical about what they can achieve . |
| 3 | ‘ They are really choosy about what they will and will not buy — or rather , have their parents buy for them ! ’ he added . |
| 4 | They could see Mr Flood fussing round the window of his shop as if he were still worried about what they could have found so amusing in its contents . |
| 5 | The trouble is , those images do n't just appeal to girls , they give them complexes about themselves ; worrying about what they should look like , act like , talk like , walk like . |
| 6 | If pilots are apprehensive about cable breaks it probably means that they are uncertain about what they should do in all situations , and whether they can manage . |
| 7 | ‘ The recession may have made a difference in the sense that people are being more realistic about what they can afford , ’ said the magazine 's associate editor Fenella Willis . |
| 8 | At first Kate was frightened about what they 'd find to talk about , but she need n't have worried . |