Example sentences of "[noun sg] about the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Matthew shows a great interest in eschatology ( the teaching about the end of the world ) and parousia ( the teaching about the second coming of Jesus ) ( Matt. |
| 2 | At the bottom of page one , there was a story about the first American lost in the war : Lieutenant-Commander Michael Scott Speicher . |
| 3 | Over the years Gouzenko 's story about the second Elli varied considerably . |
| 4 | For it has always been said of the eucharist that precisely it is not a play about the last supper — in which case the celebrant had best be male and semitic in appearance . |
| 5 | the hotel then you come to the shops , on the left hand side about the third shop along |
| 6 | ‘ What do you mean by ‘ your planet ’ and all that talk about the twenty-seventh century ? ’ |
| 7 | Right , now , the next item is the press and we have a press officer , yeah , like to , perhaps say what 's been happening a little bit and , and you know talk about the next time . |
| 8 | The question about the first category was the same as the 1984 survey , but that about the second differed in that it was concerned with the use of agency workers in the previous month rather than the previous 12 months . |
| 9 | Most days in the first week start with a chat about the next harbour , anchoring there , what 's available , and the likely weather . |
| 10 | As I walked to the hotel one of the Turkish rafters rushed towards me with a copy of Turkey 's most popular article about the first day of the trip with a picture of my good self and another British journalist , both wrapped in blankets looking forlorn . |
| 11 | Robin was for consulting the trainer friend about the third race , but I felt this was tempting Providence too far . |
| 12 | There is an increasing body of knowledge about the first group but little about the other two . |
| 13 | Education about the Third World which does not refer to the socio-economic problems of rural Europe can promote a belief that European development has worked and that failure lives elsewhere in the world , or that there is no relationship between the problems of European DRAs and those of the predominantly rural Third World countries . |
| 14 | It was therefore entirely fitting that , in the celebrated Ealing comedy about the last age of steam , The Titfield Thunderbolt should be driven by the local vicar and fired by a visiting bishop . |
| 15 | A clear statement to each person about the next meeting . |
| 16 | said to us last night about the next girl to come in after she 's arrived to read the register . ’ |
| 17 | The good news about the last edition of Nonesuch , as far as the editorial team was concerned , was that the readers liked it . |
| 18 | THERE would have been a report in today 's paper about the first parachute jump to be undertaken by 81-year-old old Mick Terrans , chairman of Durham County Council . |
| 19 | She was filled with the greatest apprehension about the next couple of days . |
| 20 | No secret about the last time Gloucester played Northampton … the saints won 17-10 … the cherry and whites should have shredded this film |
| 21 | One night Mr Gorman remembered that he had to visit the box to give Travis a message about the next week 's duty roster . |
| 22 | To register your interest in the Club and to receive further information about the first meeting , please contact the address below . |
| 23 | Airfield and group histories related by experts assist in the sharing of information about the 9th Air Force . |
| 24 | The trust aims to relieve poverty and distress in the third world , educate the public about the third world , and promote research into finding solutions to third world problems . |
| 25 | A Nottingham police inspector has been telling an inquest about the last time he saw his teenage daughter alive . |
| 26 | ‘ And of course we had our little agreement about the second book . |
| 27 | Astrophysicists are in dispute about the next stage . |
| 28 | Melanin pigmentation reaches its maximum about the 20th day of sun exposure . |