Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [verb] about the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I lost my temper too — I 'm sorry for shouting about the fire . |
| 2 | It would be quite wrong in thinking about the economics of socialist countries to focus exclusively on inefficiency . |
| 3 | They were interested in learning about the opportunities for French involvement in rebuilding the East German economy , but asked how Mr Mitterrand felt about Germans , as a former prisoner of war . |
| 4 | It is aimed at young booksellers from outside the German speaking area who are interested in learning about the structure of German publishing and bookselling . |
| 5 | now lectures on how the NMS has coped with various structural problems over the years and he says people are always interested in hearing about the changes taking place in the NMS buildings . |
| 6 | I was interested in reading about the history of the College and its surroundings e.g. the blitz , any more ? |
| 7 | The third reason why we 're , we 're pleased to see you here is that erm as a trades council , we 've and this er and Dick mentioned this in his introduction , we 've initiated a major international programme , major in terms of our size obviously as er as a local body , involving links between union activists here primarily in France er , in northern France , but also links now developing in Spain with the new ferry going between Portsmouth and Bilbao , we 're starting to meet with the unions in Spain who are interested in speaking about the , the , the differences in wages in terms and conditions working for the same ferry company , doing the same jobs in the port , a comparative look at how the , the wages terms and conditions differ and we want to , we want to go and visit them in the autumn and , and work out , and work on more links on a sector basis , so that our colleagues down in Bilbao in northern Spain can link up with people in the , in the , in similar sectors here and we 've done this over the last three and a half years with the unions in France , we 've had exchanges of all sectors , the public sectors , transport , erm , health , social services , shop workers . |
| 8 | It was as if he had blocked out that part of his life and was only interested in talking about the future . |
| 9 | But Andebraham Giorgis , who heads up the educational division of the EPLF , is as interested in talking about the achievements and challenges of education as about the difficulties resulting from the war . |
| 10 | However , just as the latter might be thought to have an intuitive grasp of affairs automotive which ought to be taken into account by anyone prone to theorising about the motor car , so it is conceivable that the way theoretical physicists regard the objects of their study might be a factor to be taken into account in assessing their significance . |
| 11 | I hear you want a black British warm for prowling about the streets at night . |
| 12 | As we become more proficient in meditating about the ‘ I and Thou ’ , so will we find more beauty . |
| 13 | I long for the day when those in authority will be united in a common quest to win the lost without worrying about the style of Anglican worship ; when they will see that a prime means to evangelise our nation will be to plant churches and encourage it without worrying about parochial boundaries . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm sick of hearing about the money Lennox Lewis , Frank Bruno and Chris Eubank are earning , ’ said the 30-year-old WBO champion , making his first defence of the 8st 10lb title . |
| 15 | This never worked because he was always so tired from running about the library all day he fell straight to sleep . |
| 16 | The man or woman who is used to referring to the female sexual organ as a cunt will not be comfortable or confident in talking about the vulva or the vagina . |
| 17 | This thought may be helpful in thinking about the evolution of human language . |
| 18 | Once there are more data available , and the phenomena are established as real , the way is open for theorising about the nature of UAPs . |
| 19 | The monotony is relieved somewhat if you have the opportunity to talk to a fellow traveller who feels the same about long train journeys , then you have something in common besides moaning about the rigours of train travel . |
| 20 | To survive the unloving environment of boarding school we build thick walls around ourselves and keep love alive by fantasising about the unrealistic relationships . |