Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] about [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Voters will need to know enough about the candidates to be able to judge their relative merits .
2 Frodo is a good choice for Ring bearer because he seems to worry less about the possibility of using it himself .
3 At the Organising Committee , the retiring CEB chairman had confidently suggested that the old CEB organisation could continue to handle matters in this field and there would be little need for change : ‘ The CEB in conjunction with a strong committee on which the Ministry of Supply were represented were working hard on the generating plant extensions and it would not be necessary for the Organising Committee to worry over-much about the details of this programme in the meantime . ’
4 She wants to discover more about the history and local legends of Melsonby .
5 Analytical chemistry is also helping archaeologists at Liverpool University to discover more about the diet of our ancestors .
6 More people claim to know more about a condition called gonaditis than about chlamydia — despite the fact that gonaditis does n't actually exist .
7 If you want to know more about a rug you already own , or simply want to develop a general interest in the subject , study the design schemes ( described in Chapter IV ) , and the characteristics of rugs from the various producing countries ( Chapter V ) .
8 Collecting Lustreware will be of enormous benefit to this and future generations wanting to know more about the pottery and porcelain that comes their way .
9 He replied politely that just as he studied the whereabouts of bones and tendons and muscles so as to know more about the figures he tried to draw , in the same way — if he was attempting a portrait — it helped to know something about the working of people 's minds and how their characters had been formed .
10 John finished by saying that if we wanted to know more about the Stanford University project , or needed an introduction , Professor Karol Sikora , head of oncology at Hammersmith Hospital , had worked there for eighteen months .
11 Anyone who can help or who wants to know more about the scheme should ring Darlington .
12 If you would like to know more about the work of the Romanian Orphanage Trust , contact them on 071–248 5423 .
13 If you 're unsure of the kinds of things they sell or simply want to know more about the kind of service they provide , give them a call before paying them a visit .
14 ‘ we need to know more about the range of courses available ’
15 The government was keen to know more about the quarter of a billion youths in the population and the less than five per cent attending higher education institutions .
16 This meant that he was supposed to know more about the Guns than any of the crew ’ .
17 If you wish to know more about the system contact Ron Samwayts in the Winfrith Security Office on extn 2038 .
18 She says they need to know more about the workings of the human brain and monkey brains are the most similar to ours .
19 Would you like to know more about the Medau method of teaching ?
20 They also want to know more about the movements of the Ford Sierra , TBO 592Y on Saturday night .
21 Anyone wishing to know more about the society is invited to attend its annual meeting at Stockton Town Hall next Thursday at 7pm , when tickets will be on sale for a French wine-tasting .
22 If you wish to know more about the Students ' Association facilities , then please telephone 031 650 2656 .
23 Since mid-January , the Open University 's information service at Milton Keynes has been astonished to receive a record 1711 letters from people who are not OU students but who want to know more about the schedules for OU transmissions .
24 Such was the general level of knowledge , that it was easily possible for a treasure hunter to know more about the subject than someone claiming to be an archaeologist .
25 Anyone who would like to know more about the service should contact volunteer coordinator Dorothy Davison on .
26 If you can help out in any way , or would like to know more about the project , please contact .
27 If you would like to know more about The Spastics Society , call
28 If you would like to know more about the group before coming along , please contact myself . .
29 Would n't you like to know more about the mystery man ? ’
30 And without being alarmist , most of us would like to know more about the effect of years of chemical bombardment on our bodies .
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