Example sentences of "[was/were] [pron] about the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 There was nothing about the man 's voice , nothing about what he said that cast any doubt on his motives .
2 There was nothing about the arrest of Theo Sykes but that might be because the news had broken too late .
3 There was something about the wizard that irked Him beyond measure .
4 There was something about the wood fragments that Jordan knew and was not saying .
5 He was smiling still , but there was something about the smile that sent a warning tingle dancing along her spine .
6 There was something about the movies although not too many people stopped to ask what it was .
7 All he said was something about the chicken .
8 Apart from the inordinate length of those legs , and the firm muscularity of his biceps evident beneath the dark sweater , there was something about the thrust of that strong male jaw that invited a second look .
9 There was something about the Jungle .
10 There was something about the girl .
11 And there was something about the girl , with her contemptuous mouth and lolling posture , something strong and indefinable , like a smell , the smell of a bitch on heat .
12 There was something about the way Kelly was speaking that seemed unlike her .
13 There was something about the way she was treating them that still seemed odd to Masklin .
14 ok , this poem 's called erm A Pause In A Moment Worn out days dressed in damp wheat , heavy coat pulling at tired shoulders , memory pushed back , brought forward in the click of a stick , pause in a moment , sunset reflected in eyes offering the warmth of recognition , so that poem started with the overcoat and that was the mood as I say , that was the mood of rejection erm and there was something about the way the old girl was looking at the women on the bridge , almost as if there was this recognition and , as it brought back memories that perhaps went or as black as the overcoat , erm the next er painting which I 'm going to read to you about is erm have you
15 There was something about the way he looked at her .
16 There was something about the way he said it , in a tone of calm wisdom , that just for a moment made Lisa curious .
17 There was something about the way she said it which made people nervous .
18 There was something about the way that Foley spoke .
19 ‘ There was something about the way she asked it that made me suspicious .
20 There was something about the way he was watching her , his dark eyes so intent and … knowing , that fired her temper .
21 Miguel stood where she had left him , outlined against the star-studded sky , and there was something about the way he was standing that reminded her of someone else …
22 He intrigued her , there was something about the way he acted , the way he spoke that made him different from all the other vagrants that she had met .
23 Animals rarely surprise me but there was something about the buck , once I noticed it sitting there , that froze me for a second .
24 There was something about the memory of that evening that made him uneasy .
25 ‘ You are at the edge of the first forest , ’ Wyn-rajathuk told her ; there was something about the expression on his wounded face , the slight edginess of his good eye , that made Tallis suspect he was holding back .
26 There was something about the expression on his face as he unclipped his seatbelt and turned towards her that made a sudden flurry of alarm run through her , and she backed as far away as the close confines of the car would allow .
27 His tone was polite , but there was something about the scene — the girl with her eyes on the ground , the man with the imperious bearing — that set Caroline 's teeth on edge .
28 It was something about the times that drugs should be so easily come by .
29 There was something about the look in his eyes that told her this was a time to listen and not argue .
30 It suggested that there was something about the man , some unknown factor which made him slightly suspect in the eyes of the authorities .
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