Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] about [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This informal group was started up by an NCT member in 1986 to give some support to mums who were at work , or thinking about going back . |
| 2 | Instead of having to come home from work and worry about wrapping up the Christmas presents , or writing letters to friends , or having a long conversation with someone in the family who needs a bit of support , and fitting all that in after the children have gone to bed and the supper 's been washed up and you really ought to be reading papers for tomorrow 's meeting , I know I have a chunk of time when I can get on with doing all that . |
| 3 | He looked back at the light coming from the observatory cupboard , now a good twenty feet away , and thought about going back ; this whole prank was becoming a bit much , really . |
| 4 | I stir , and think about getting out of bed . |
| 5 | He would get up and blunder about falling over shoes and unable to find his dressing gown , until at last the light had to be turned on to sort him out , and Chrissy had worked himself into a frenzy . |
| 6 | You can choose which individual member fights the monster , but forget about ganging up on him . |