Example sentences of "[v-ing] about [pers pn] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | It took three and a half months and I was just wondering about it the whole time and I thought , ‘ Man , it 's either going to be so good that I 'm never going to want to play another guitar , or it 's going to suck . |
2 | Perhaps I was going about it the wrong way . |
3 | We are going about it the proper way and er nevertheless it will be assessed and costed at the end . |
4 | now I was reading about him a few days ago |
5 | And erm these things used to used to sort of wind the r the the the spring or the leather thong around th top and start it off to spinning you know and then you 'd keep whipping it like that and you could make these things jump into the air , in fact a friend of mine was telling me , we were talking about it the other day . |
6 | I was talking about it the other day and you go and it all comes , it hurts and , and it comes out and you ca n't even hold it down either cos it just comes in your mouth dribbles out the side . |
7 | Anyhow , he , he bakes bread and he was talking about it the other day and I said oh that 's lovely homemade bread . |
8 | ‘ I was only thinking about you the other day , David , ’ said his grandmother , settling herself in a high-backed chair , her feet planted firmly on the floral Axminster carpet . |