Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [pers pn] about [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There 's only one thing that puzzles me about all this . ’ |
| 2 | Another thing that tickled me about that game was that when vinny had got his second he went over to one of the hoardings that had ‘ Alexei Sayle ’ written on it and kicked the shit out of it for some reason ( same goal I think as above ) |
| 3 | So it was something in my subconscious trying to push me from infantile dependency to maturation that brought it about that , in the dream , I could not find the inn again . |
| 4 | ACTIVITY 3 5–10 mins Note down the points that strike you about this delivery system , the good as well as the bad . |
| 5 | Yes , erm I think that puts us about half way now . |
| 6 | What would you say about the fact , the thing that struck me about that , ‘ Councillor Grubb today made first call to the helpline , he said , ‘ a free service ’ which , to me , sounded as though what he actually said down the phone to the helpline was |
| 7 | One thing that struck me about this contraceptive suggestion was that it was being made by people who totally disapproved of all experimentation on animals . |
| 8 | The first thing that strikes you about this program is Top Level 's evident desire to make it as friendly as possible . |
| 9 | On another occasion , a lovely lady called Elsa who came to tidy my room , and who was from a South American country , took me into her confidence and told me about some of the problems she was facing . |
| 10 | Charles reproved her for rushing on ahead of his story , and told her about this Sergeant lurking within like a spider waiting for a juicy fly . |
| 11 | The scientific age , with its new chemical and metallurgical industries , produced more pollution and spread it about more than any previous epoch . |
| 12 | I mean you 'll have to come and see me about that because it 's fairly confidential so but they are very very good . |
| 13 | I mean do n't be frightened to come back and see us about that |
| 14 | Well he sai he did say he was gon na come and see you about this money . |
| 15 | Come and tell me about this morning , ’ He looked round for Catherine to discover that with admirable good sense she had asked for the facilities of the house , and was being issued with soap and hand-towels by Miss Williams . |
| 16 | He had told her , so that today he could be free — free to go to Charity and tell her about this astonishing feeling inside of him . |
| 17 | Improving staff morale — Staff also felt that the care programme approach could help their morale and broaden their repertoire of interventions when the training process they received ‘ valued staff ’ and taught them about each other 's professional skills and local resources . |
| 18 | The game was spoiled by erratic and inconsistent refereeing by Kettering official Brian Hill , who felt it necessary to take aside both captains in the 21st minute and warn them about each team 's tactics . |
| 19 | ‘ As the managing director of a large commercial organisation , I employ solicitors to work on all the legal issues arising from the operation of my business and to advise me about all the new developments in legislation and case law . ’ |
| 20 | I will try and remind you about that , er , on other occasions , so that it does n't er , slip into the recesses . |
| 21 | Might go and ask him about that ammonia . |
| 22 | Their use as a screen or selector seems to dictate the curriculum rather than merely to reflect it , and to bring it about that easily measurable accomplishments should be given priority , the repeating of acquired factual information , or the mechanical performance of skills picked up without understanding . |