Example sentences of "[v-ing] about the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the vidscreen a priest was eulogizing about the next life . |
| 2 | She paused for a few thoughtful moments , then said quietly , ‘ I ca n't help wondering about the next owner . ’ |
| 3 | The R5 commentators were complaining about the first half saying how rubbish it was — Mike Ingham , the worst scum lover . |
| 4 | Maelmuire has nothing to fear from you now , nor have I. What was that you were saying about the next generation — and where and what they would rule ? |
| 5 | But is n't the NI always telling us to distrust the authoritative views of experts , especially when they are pontificating about the Third World ? |
| 6 | As they headed off on their Whitsun holiday , backbenchers were already muttering about the next shake-up . |
| 7 | Were they talking about the first steamship crossing the Atlantic ? |
| 8 | So you could not just be talking about the first premium . |
| 9 | I am talking about the first attempt to amend regulation 72 to exclude supplementary benefit and national assistance from the scope of that regulation . |
| 10 | So I think I 'm actually talking about the fourth world . |
| 11 | No one this time was talking about the next fight . |
| 12 | ‘ So we 're talking about the next century . ’ |
| 13 | Even when you are away from the racing scene , you sometimes find yourself thinking about it , thinking about the next race . |
| 14 | I go to work thinking about the next experiment , ’ he said . |
| 15 | The reconditioned air attracts the flies so we wander round like lost nomads thinking about the next meal . |