Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] about the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm we 've heard about the measured approach , the step by step approach er and Mr , has said , please make your mind up one way or another so we can proceed with our local plan preparation . |
| 2 | My question to Mr which he might like to comment on in his his summing up , is we 've heard about the forthcoming meeting which you 're going to arrange with the district council 's , how soon would you be able to make progress ? |
| 3 | ‘ Now ’ , said my guide , ‘ you 've seen about the finest thing in corridors and new main line coaches , so come and have a look at our new Watford locals — the best locals , bar none , in the Kingdom ’ . |
| 4 | And it seems to us I mean we 've talked about the different principles , the ne sensible next step is to talk about the criteria . |
| 5 | Patients who 've complained about the long wait have been sent letters of apology . |
| 6 | The move will be welcomed by traders who 've complained about the high cost of processing credit card payments . |
| 7 | Mountain Lover is one of the most intriguing ( in several senses of the word ) books I 've read about the global climbing village . |
| 8 | I 've read about the Unionist delegation being bamboozled at Sunningdale , but this is a new generation of Unionists , which the SDLP did n't expect . |
| 9 | ‘ This is probably my most important game to date , certainly I have never played in front of the kind of crowd that is expected , and I have never played at Twickenham , though I have heard about the swirling wind that can make life uncomfortable for kickers . |
| 10 | In the last couple of weeks we have heard about the tragic death of Sergeant Alan King and Detective Constable Jim Morrison and we have seen the terrible injuries inflicted on their colleagues . |
| 11 | One thing I have noticed about the American way of life is the emphasis on the positive . |
| 12 | Researchers have argued about the relative importance to men of work and leisure . |
| 13 | This is necessary in order to clarify certain observations that some authors have made about the precise aspects or forms of psychosis to which creativity might be especially connected . |
| 14 | The history of science is the history of what men have thought about the physical world and is an essential part of the history of Western culture . |
| 15 | The plan of this chapter is to review the main issues in the study of vision and then to consider how far what we have learned about the visual system can act as a model for understanding how other perceptual mechanisms work . |
| 16 | R. G. Wallace and Kevin Jeffereys have disagreed about the relative responsibilities of politicians — R. A. Butler and J. Chuter Ede — and their civil servants for the reforming intentions of the Act . |
| 17 | Cameras mounted on tripods proved intrusive and cumbersome ; some chairmen and others have complained about the strong lighting , although most Members seem to have found the level tolerable ; discomfort has been experienced as a result of additional heat and difficulties with ventilation ( always a problem in summer , as those who have worked in the committee rooms or attended meetings there will confirm ) ; and the sound system has not worked well . |
| 18 | About 50 consumers have complained about the latest Citroën ad showing a woman being blindfolded and abducted . |
| 19 | I WISH to add my experiences to the complaints which you have published about the poor service provided by Northern Ireland Railways . |