Example sentences of "[to-vb] out about the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I have to go up there some time , to find out about the Oyster Festival . ’
2 But as we have seen , the law in some cases allows anyone with a genuine interest to make an application for judicial review , and it may take such persons a considerable time to find out about the decision they want to challenge .
3 The Romans decided to find out about the Greeks , tried to learn the language , accepted Greek gods and reshaped their constitution on lines which some Greeks recognized as akin to their own constitutions .
4 Business analysis should be looked upon as a two-way exercise — an opportunity to inform , help and convince , as much as an opportunity to find out about the organisation .
5 At this stage the jargon is an obstacle in that anyone wishing to find out about the field has first to interpret the jargon .
6 During the work with the project , teachers and researchers attempted to find out about the views held by every child in the class .
7 It is notable that even when the young Rogers was inspired by the direct experience of discovering two moths in nearby woods , he turned immediately to books to find out about the life-cycle , and learn the lepidopterists ' terminology .
8 Signs that you have gone to some trouble to find out about the firm will be very much in your favour .
9 However you will need to find out about the laws governing off-air recording in the country you are in .
10 But I 'm starting to get used to it , it 's fascinating to find out about the way an artist works — and it 's a darn sight better than putting up with a patient who 's frustrated because she is n't getting anything done ! ’
11 If not the chances are that you need to find out about the way directories and path names work .
12 A large number of firms offer general experience , but others are more specialised , so you will need to find out about the type of work available before you apply .
13 So if the teacher wanted to find out about the courses they could either contact the University or their own organisations , erm the D E S or the , the Local Education Authority .
14 As a starting point for my research I decided to find out about the numbers of teachers who worked in secondary schools , the posts that they held and the distribution of men and women teachers to various posts , together with their qualifications and salaries .
15 To find out about the process of parents and staff working ever more closely in school settings , a couple of ‘ snapshot ’ visits or requesting a brief report on ‘ how things are so far ’ is inadequate .
16 A journal called Current Contents : Social and Behavioural Sciences brings together the contents pages of the most recently published journals , but a range of indexing and abstracting journals can be used to find out about the contents of journals without having to go to the journals themselves .
17 Attempting to find out about the extent to which Creole was used by London schoolchildren , Rosen and Burgess asked teachers to specify whether pupils spoke " ( a ) Standard , ( b ) a full regional Creole , or ( c ) a London/regional mix " ( 1980 : 58 ) .
18 During the final campaign , voters hardly need such contrived devices as PEBs to find out about the issues and personalities in party debate ‘ but during the mid-term there is so much concentration on government actions and personalities that PPBs play a much more significant role in publicizing opposition policies and personalities .
19 To find out about the world of his bride , the Almanach de Gotha can be laid aside in favour of King George VI 's gamebook , that book in which he recorded with pride the bag of the day and the names of his friends and companions in sport — The Duke of Gloucester , and the Fermoys , Althorps , Felloweses and Bowes Lyons .
20 Use pipes , bottles , buckets and the water-wheel to find out about the force of water and the direction of flow .
21 Students should be encouraged to find out about the Braille Alphabet from eg an encyclopaedia .
22 Provide translucent pots with lids , that can be half-filled with coloured water , to find out about the movement of water and its level , despite the tilting of the pot .
23 The press had already scented a story , and friends at Regent 's Park Zoo urged her to speak out about the zoo animals ' wretched living conditions , now she had seen them in their natural habitat .
24 There 's never been more public discussion of sexual abuse and the misery it causes , but there are still women who keep the bitter memories to themselves because they 're ashamed to speak out about the torment they 've been through .
25 NOW , AN ANONYMOUS FEMALE MEMBER OF THE SAUDI ROYAL FAMILY HAS DARED TO SPEAK OUT ABOUT THE REALITY OF LIFE FOR WOMEN IN SAUDI ARABIA .
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