Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] about [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you find yourself endlessly talking about your illness or your diet , as you may begin to do , make a big effort to occupy your mind with other things . |
| 2 | She got quite enough teasing about her name without letting on about her all-too-appropriate birth-date — and her parents ' hasty marriage was hardly his concern . |
| 3 | The lads in the Nags 'Ead were just talking about your bit of managerial bovver and I said to Rodney , ‘ Bruv , this could be my big chance . ’ |
| 4 | Helen were just er me and Helen were just talking about our bread pudding yesterday when she come round . |
| 5 | Just thinking about his car made Henry want to hire an electric hammer and run with all convenient speed to Wimbledon , to fall upon its bodywork with screams of rage . |
| 6 | ‘ She 's always fussing about her food , ’ said Camille . |
| 7 | And she would spear a piece of chicken and carry it high in the air towards that great black hole of a mouth and , still talking about her therapy , her plans for the future , his inability to understand her as a woman , his crude , male-orientated sexuality , she would munch , munch , munch … |
| 8 | I trudged home thinking about my day . |
| 9 | Most of us are still thinking about our Summer holidays , but one group of people are already preparing for Christmas ! |
| 10 | The other boy , David , was also puzzling about his experience in the cutting and had resolved to go back and try to find out if he had been dreaming ; somehow he did not feel frightened but more determined to see the tramp and make friends with him . |
| 11 | Good old Simon , pounding away and probably thinking about his golf handicap to keep himself going . |
| 12 | That rapid demise merely underlined the value of Neil Fairbrother 's unbeaten 64 and last night the Lancashire captain was not only savouring thoughts of a trip to Lord 's on July 10 but also smiling about his entry into cricket history . |
| 13 | There 's nothing really daring about their show , no gambles , unless you amuse yourself by guessing which of the three vocalists will leave the stage next . |
| 14 | Now talking about your school life , erm how old were you when you started school ? |
| 15 | Much of the film shows the painter simply going about his task , first scratching outlines on parchment and then on to the canvas . |
| 16 | Even thinking about his reaction made Matt 's mouth go dry . |
| 17 | " There 's no excuse for not even thinking about your shot when you 're waiting to hit to a green . " |
| 18 | When it actually came to writing rather than vaguely thinking about his address , Henry found it more difficult than he had expected . |
| 19 | More police officers visibly going about their business is the most commonly advanced solution to street crime . |
| 20 | Bees were quietly going about their business , bumbling from flower to flower , the hot summer day bringing them out in force . |