Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] about [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She saw the utter concentration on his face as he watched his hand move , tracing a line from her frantically beating pulse to the V of her shirt , slipping inside to close about her breast . |
| 2 | This distaste for the subject of money should also guide his behaviour if another gentleman was impudent enough to enquire about his income : ‘ [ In such a situation the mirza ] should try to get the topic changed ; if not he should leave the house to its owner and run away as fast as his feet can carry him . |
| 3 | The Federal government should , Boning thinks , help German scientists broadcast their results more effectively by providing facilities for them to publish in English and travel more to talk about their work and learn new methods . |
| 4 | You did n't ask me here to talk about your summer holidays . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I did n't bring you here to talk about my relationship with Marianne , ’ he cut in brusquely . |
| 6 | ‘ But ’ , I said , ‘ I have n't come here to talk about my exam prospects ! ’ |
| 7 | Even gentlemen who did not normally display interest in babies sent anxiously to inquire about its progress . |