Example sentences of "about on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Right , Trumper , get yourself a cup of char , then ‘ ang about on platform three . ’ |
| 2 | He had a pet theory that if you went flashing your torch about on night duty , any of the burglars would see that the light was going on . |
| 3 | It 's the very first stage and anyone who ignores this aspect of the hobby , will spend no end of lovely days pottering about on river banks but will never be rewarded with a good show of colour ( gold ) in their pan . |
| 4 | Accidents cause injury and suffering to hundreds of people every year , and those moving about on foot or bicycle , elderly and infirm people , and children are most at risk . |
| 5 | After an uncomfortable night tossing about on board the steamer , on arrival Mrs Gould , her maid Mary , and the baby were lodged at an inn in Newcastle , while Gould took the opportunity of visiting some of the islands in the estuary . |
| 6 | Figures were moving about on deck . |
| 7 | Grey white chewing gum matter presents itself spasmodically at her mean Glasgow lips , alternating with her cigarette which is sucked when it is not rolling druggedly about on top of her ticket-issuing machine or charging up and down , and off , the long seat , dropping its fire and ash amongst the plastic cups and other less white rubbish , further propelled by chewed and muttered whinings about the discordant duet of erratic driving bus man and undone Corporation road holes . |
| 8 | But the spots joggle about on top of other colours . |
| 9 | The message is , kites flying is serious stuff , not just an afternoon spent getting blown about on top of a hill until your kite gets stuck in a tree and you go home . |
| 10 | They operate in the same way as the lighthouse you read about on page 1 . |
| 11 | When he came home he was messing about on pavement for quite a while , I was , I thought somebody was trying to get in , you know |
| 12 | some days will be spent in the office , others out and about on site . ’ |
| 13 | Men should be walking about on Earth in a state of intoxication and delight , yet here we are amid these real riches and most people are miserable and peevish . |
| 14 | I 've seen him cavorting about on summer nights outside the Olive and Dove . ’ |
| 15 | So far the general level of intelligence , wit and originality in posting is about on par with what you 'd expect ie. as Roger so wisely put it SHITE . |