Example sentences of "[noun prp] [adv] [verb] about the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Widnes bitterly complained about the unfairness of the situation saying — quite rightly — that if incidents like that are to be pulled out you would need 26 cameras — for every player . |
| 2 | Georgina already knows about the affair . ’ |
| 3 | Texas still has about the weakest campaign-finance laws of any big state , and some of its politicians still rely on lobbyists to pay for everything from trips and meals to golf tournaments . |
| 4 | The van drew up in Pretty Street and Miss Poraway and Mrs Abigail got out , Miss Poraway still talking about the cartoon , saying it would tickle her brother when she told him about it . |
| 5 | IAIN CRICHTON-SMITH also writes about the plight of the outsider , that of the officer who has risen through the ranks . |
| 6 | Ruth constantly complained about the fidgeting child next to her . |
| 7 | Recession had already promised a slow start to this year er , but in January when worry about the Gulf actually gave way to the war itself erm , the trading climate which was already weak erm worsened still further . |
| 8 | STEVE BRUCE yesterday warned about the dangers of Manchester United becoming gripped by title fever if they beat Aston Villa in the FA Premier League at Old Trafford tomorrow . |
| 9 | Modigliani did not mention Beatrice ; it seems likely that Eugenia never heard about the affair from him , and she remained an unintegrated part of his life . |
| 10 | They were told by Jesus not to speculate about the time when God would bring in the kingdom in all its fullness , but , once they had received the Holy Spirit , they were to witness to Jesus in Jerusalem , Judaea , Samaria , and throughout the world ( Acts 1:8 ) . |
| 11 | " I shall have to warn Harry not to talk about the leak either , " he said . |
| 12 | Anyway , Irene always complained about the way lupins shed their petals all over the polished table . |
| 13 | I suspect what Claudia really discovered about the universal spirit was more personal than scientific . |
| 14 | THE PARENTS of tragic toddler James Bulger today talked about the joy of the baby they are expecting . |
| 15 | On the other hand , de Gaulle undoubtedly knew about the invasion plan , did not declare unambiguously against it ( because he needed it to be a plausible threat in order to coerce the republican leadership ) , and , when the regime 's resistance stiffened momentarily on 27 – 28 May , was willing to contemplate coming to power as a result of it . |
| 16 | Seth rarely talked about the things that set him apart from the rest of mankind . |
| 17 | Agnes often thought about the disparity in wages : while she was getting fifteen shillings a week , Arthur Peeble only got a pound , and he had a young family to bring up on that , and Nan Henderson 's wage was a niggardly eight and six for a long-day week . |
| 18 | Of course , most of these assertions are merely matters of opinion , often rather wild opinion , for one ca n't help wondering just how much Messrs Ashdown , Smith and Brown really know about the ‘ other European countries ’ they so blithely summoned to their aid . |
| 19 | Liberal Democrat MP Malcolm Bruce and his Labour opponent Peter Snape both rave about the Misbah curry house in Monmouth , while new Tory member and former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe recommends Falmouth 's Hannan restaurant in his constituency . |
| 20 | John earlier spoke about the gradual Americanization of our National Health Service . |