Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] about a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We tried to keep about a mile in front of the runners , grabbing photographs whenever we could , but it was n't easy . |
| 2 | They came hurrying forward with obsequious smiles as Wilcox stopped to ask about a bin of components with ‘ WASTE ’ chalked on the side , or squatted beside a broken-down machine to discuss the cause with an oily-pawed mechanic . |
| 3 | At a news conference later yesterday he declined to speculate about a cancer cure . |
| 4 | It was only when I bought a collection of 12 Nalevich drawings and documents that I began to think about a constructivist show . |
| 5 | When the coffee came he started to talk about a detail at the restaurant they had just left . |
| 6 | Looking back I suppose it was then that I started to brood about a problem that grew and grew until it burst out into the open at the World Championships . |
| 7 | Vincent went to enquire about a room . |
| 8 | President Bush preferred to talk about a Commonwealth of European Nations . |
| 9 | Getting back to the actual poem , I had to write about a subject that the ladies of the congregation could identify with , and as Tupperware is a household name , I got the inspiration to write ‘ The Hostess ’ It all started from there , and , like the product , has gone from strength to strength . |
| 10 | ‘ And that ties in with what Dippy Martin had to say about a woman entering by the Glynns ’ back door at around 11.30 . ’ |
| 11 | Edward had gone off to see an editor at the BBC ; he wanted to talk about a project on the Third World , and the boy was at school . |