Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] about [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He went to Mr Vigo for them about a month back . ’ |
| 2 | That was a bit of a shock , cos I was dreaming about summat about a train and Marie going away , and then suddenly I came to and found myself in the station . |
| 3 | In addition to pamphlets and articles Rawnsley published more than forty books , many of them about the life , history , and literary associations of the Lake District , and , influenced by Alfred , Lord Tennyson and William Wordsworth [ qq.v. ] , a vast output of poetry . |
| 4 | I should save the trip until the weekend , when we can all go , besides , she 'll be bored with all your old historical studies , she 'll want to be with other people of her own age , other Americans , perhaps — I mean , there are plenty of them about the place , goodness knows , and that shirt should really go in the wash straight away . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Anyway , I told Dotty , ‘ Dotty darling , ’ I said , ‘ this terrible possessiveness of yours about the house is definitely something sick , something absolutely psychological . ’ |
| 6 | He was whistling that stupid little old song of his about the man who was scared to go home in the dark . ’ |
| 7 | There were no signs of him about the place . |
| 8 | I 've still got bits of it about the porno magazines and that though . |
| 9 | Then he read a textbook of hers about the craft of the dramatist and it had stopped him from showing her anything for a year . |
| 10 | I hope that the Secretary of State , who I know is as appalled as all of us about the matter , will pay special attention to how that could possibly happen . |
| 11 | The treatment of Abdulkerim by Katib Celebi and his followers is consistent ( and interesting ) in so far as they rightly , one believes , place his Muftilik in the time of Mehmed II , in accordance with the and as opposed to the view of the unmodified traditional account ; but on the assumption that the available texts of Katib Celebi and Hezarfen are accurate , the writers connected with the Katib Celebi view appear to differ amongst themselves about the nature and timing of his Muftilik , possibly because Katib Celebi " s list is particularly cryptic and , at first sight , confused at this point . |
| 12 | The presupposition that for something about a stimulus to mediate localisation it must be something of which one is conscious , was abandoned . |
| 13 | We know nothing about its rulers , except for one about the time of the conquest , whose name began with the letter ‘ A ’ . |
| 14 | Nevil just walked with me about a foot off the floor until I hit the table with my stomach . |
| 15 | There were moments when he took on too much ; and although I pursued the matter of our volume only because he had invited me to do so , I soon realized that I was asking more than I should have done , especially as I was uncertain at any moment whether my collaborators saw eye to eye with me about the scope of our project . |
| 16 | But you can use the Jeannie slot as erm a revision thing , you come and have a chat with me about the course , or we can show the video . |
| 17 | Well I have to , I , I 'll have to have Elaine with me about the hat because er I prefer somebody else with me |
| 18 | Even at formal dinners where weighty matters were being bandied about , he would seek out other young fathers to swap stories with them about the thrill and magic of childbirth . |
| 19 | We tried to reason with them about the bathroom . |
| 20 | It was particularly delightful to be with the young people , sharing their dreams and concerns and talking with them about the future . |
| 21 | I agree with them about the need for a comprehensive UK energy policy in order to provide primary energy substitution for oil . |
| 22 | He was quite unmoved when I sympathized with them about the loss of the three members of their crew . |
| 23 | I agree with you about a striker though . |
| 24 | Now that Joe is back from holiday , no doubt he will be in touch with you about a visit to Godalming . |
| 25 | I 'm not quarrelling with you about the money . |
| 26 | I shall also want to talk with you about the ffruit Trees I intend to plant against the wall next y Pump Court . |
| 27 | I am not such an optimist as to imagine that we are always going to agree with you about the type of regulation , or its costs , but I do want to emphasise that we are determined always to try to talk through contentious issues with you and to ensure that there is real dialogue . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I agree with you about the slavery in this country of ours today . |
| 29 | Right , er , he also agreed with you about the lung and black , right , and he s , and he said the same as you that , erm , if it 's got blood on you leave it alone . |
| 30 | Aye , and he also agreed with you about the lump in my back . |