Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] about [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The letters on the glass are drawn , of course , but you were right about the dot . |
| 2 | They thought that they were right about the war ; they did not like awkward gaps in conversation ; they wanted to be friendly to people they felt sorry for ; they felt the natural human contempt for the way in which the Almighty ran the universe and yet their full share of human resignation towards it . |
| 3 | He said members were upset about the decision but felt there was nothing else they could do . |
| 4 | ‘ At first , we were apprehensive about the process of signing , then it was the same about deals in Europe and now I think Brian will be helpful when we sort out the American side . |
| 5 | Michael Dolley and Jack Bennett were severely critical ; Fred Heatley and Billy McMillen were doubtful about the emphasis given to the trade-union movement — McMillen pointed out the vast difference between trade unions in the north and in the south . |
| 6 | ‘ You were wrong about the scandal , ’ said Sir George to Roland , with a complicated mixture of satisfaction and accusation . |
| 7 | This was Beveridge expressing the ‘ expert ’ view that working-class parents and school-leavers were ignorant about the range of job opportunities . |
| 8 | So startup software companies , like GO and Slate , have been stuck in the proverbial paddleless canoe while hardware vendors like Sanyo , IBM and NEC decided whether or not they were serious about the pen computer market . |
| 9 | I was also under no illusion that some backbenchers on our side were nervous about the policy . |
| 10 | Meanwhile , John and Iris Bull were philosophical about the Budget . |
| 11 | The outcome was positive in so far as nursing staff who looked after the children were happier about the admissions themselves , and were clearer about the purpose of the admission . |
| 12 | There was an earlier occasion when the same elements in high places were fearful about the outcome of an election . |
| 13 | It seemed possible that outpatient referrals might provide scope for savings if fundholding general practitioners were to refrain from referring patients in cases where they were ambivalent about the necessity for specialist intervention . |
| 14 | Rain told him she had heard nothing to suggest the police were suspicious about the provenance of the paintings . |
| 15 | Incidentally , all the children who read this passage were confused about the nature of colour-blindness and shortsightedness . |
| 16 | If the waiters were curious about the room being in darkness they neither said nor did anything which indicated it ; they had been in the hotel business for far too many years now to be surprised by the antics or activities of the guests . |
| 17 | Some candidates were unhappy about the selection process , claiming the region wanted someone more willing to fit in with the council 's corporate stance , than head a professional service . |
| 18 | There was a majority in favour of its recommendations , although many were unhappy about the scale of cuts in unemployment benefits . |
| 19 | I continued to assume that BW were happy about the proposal , and indeed had a second site meeting with Mr. , at which details of the sections of towpath , methods of work , and types of materials to be used were discussed — surely an indication that there were no significant problems . |
| 20 | Back in 1983 many economists were sceptical about the wage accord negotiated by the Labor government with the unions . |
| 21 | Some engineers were sceptical about the efficacy and dynamic stability of rotors on ships . |
| 22 | Others were unenthusiastic about the government 's notion of fair competition . |
| 23 | If the Latin Americans had their nationalist sensibilities ruffled by the refusal of the Comintern to recognise that they were in the best position to analyse the situation in their own countries , and were disappointed by the level of support received from Moscow , Comintern officials in their turn were unenthusiastic about the evolution of the Latin American Communist parties and their approach to revolutionary politics . |
| 24 | This was partly because they were unsure about the outcome , partly because they were not able to segment the market with precision , and partly because the account executives in their advertising agencies , in common with many media directors , still appear to believe that prosperity is equated with youth . |
| 25 | Often patients , particularly newly diagnosed people , were unsure about an aspect of their diet or treatment but did not feel they should bother their GP or hospital . |
| 26 | The Australian Unwins , sitting with the rival owners of Flokati , were concerned about a lifelessness they had detected in Upper Gumtree due to the fact that on the train their horse had been fed a restricted diet of compressed food nuts and high-grade hay and the Flokati people were cheerfully saying that on so long a stretch without exercise , good hay was best . |
| 27 | Some of the older evangelicals were concerned about the name of the new party , sensing in the dropping of the word ‘ Protestant ’ a weakening of its evangelical emphasis , but even among the rural evangelicals there was an awareness of the need for a broader party . |
| 28 | In the early years of the century those , including Davy , who went salmon-fishing were concerned about the state of rivers . |
| 29 | But Robert Bell , Mr Gerrish 's brother in law , told the court that his family were concerned about the standard of care Andrew had received at the hospital . |
| 30 | They were concerned about the threat to English liberties posed by corruption , placemen and the growth of the executive , and championed not Stuart absolutism , but mixed monarchy , the ancient constitution and the liberties of Parliament . |