Example sentences of "something about the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The " particularities " of scholarly comparison can also embarrass the lay reader of The Scale where Hilton , particularly in Scale 2 , illuminates something about the inner relevance of what is meant by " Christ lived in each person according to the construction of that personality " . |
| 2 | The Book of Daniel tells us something about the inner vision which inspired the enemies of Antiochus IV in facing battle and martyrdom . |
| 3 | And I believe that with the privileges that come to those who benefit most from the capitalist system there are obligations , and so the combination of that latter thought makes me want to do something about the inner cities , plus a revulsion at waste and hopelessness and dereliction and concern which is self-evident in some of these older towns and cities . |
| 4 | He said : ‘ This would force Langbaurgh Council and Northumbrian Water to get together to do something about the terrible sewage problems there . ’ |
| 5 | He was so efficient , I 'm wondering if he could do something about the disgusting chick pea casserole they serve on the Intercity 125 . |
| 6 | Perhaps they reflect nothing at all except the accidents of conception : but I suspect that there is often , in fact , a buried clue here , and that if we could unearth it we should know something about the early growth of many market towns that no documents will ever tell us . |
| 7 | Frege argued that in asserting an existential proposition one is in effect saying something about the relevant concept , namely that certain things fall under it , or , conversely , that nothing falls under it , i.e. that the concept is empty , as the case may be . |
| 8 | He only hesitated for a moment before something about the strained tension on her face made his mind up . |
| 9 | There was something about the firm set of her body that Jay knew instinctively : she was a survivor . |
| 10 | This necessitates them saying something about the rival philosophy of the includers in addition to conveying the appearance of expertise . |
| 11 | And there was something about the easy way they were together , evidently in the full flow of conversation , that sent a quick uneasy dart of emotion rushing through her . |
| 12 | There 's something about the Western Loire that makes you want to savour every moment . |
| 13 | However before examining it I want to say something about the general response of community educators to the problems facing the working-class in N. Ireland . |
| 14 | To gain the most benefit from installing a desk top publishing system you must be prepared to learn something about the general area of printing . |
| 15 | With that warning let me briefly say something about the general topic . |
| 16 | I said something about the political climate in the Argentine having changed since the Falklands War . |
| 17 | It was also clear that something about the young man made him intensely uncomfortable . |
| 18 | There was something about the prospective return of Vincent that cheered Rim . |
| 19 | The north should stop tut-tutting about juridical lapses or dictatorial ways and instead do something about the low commodity prices and the debt burdens that make the poor even poorer . |
| 20 | If a supplier decides to increase his market share by attracting higher usage by occasional users , he must first attempt to find out whether they buy competitors ' goods or not , or where there is something about the present marketing mix which dissuades them from buying more frequently . |
| 21 | ‘ There is something about the entire layout of Olympia 2 that reminds me of Milton Keynes : all these signposts leading nowhere . ’ |
| 22 | The aim of this chapter is to explore the nature of RMI , and to understand something about the key elements ( information , cultural change ) . |
| 23 | The figure in the seat was human , as far as he could make out in the murky light , but there was something about the awkward way it was sprawled in the chair that made him glad he could n't see it any clearer . |
| 24 | The almost mystical power of race and nation on the political stage conveys something about the changing nature of class relations , the growth of state authoritarianism , the eclipse of industrial production , the need to maintain popular support for militarism and exterminism and the end of the nation-state as a political form . |
| 25 | ‘ Renascia and as much as I can remember of Earth legends and perhaps something about the Dark Lodestar as well . ’ |
| 26 | A week ago a man on the run had come into her house , he had been unkempt , his hair curling thickly about his face , he had not been as well groomed as the man standing before her now , but the breadth of shoulder was the same and something about the dark eyes staring into hers touched a chord . |
| 27 | Finally , there are simple conventions that need explaining : not all pupils will know that the two words printed at the head of a page tell you something about the alphabetic range of the words on that page . |
| 28 | One is that something about the dream itself ( its illogicality perhaps ) makes it difficult to remember , and the other that there is something about the physiological state in which we find ourselves when first woken up that makes remembering difficult . |
| 29 | ‘ When you said something about the real tragedy for anyone facing a handicap is when expected support is withdrawn , then yesterday at your flat I realised that you thought I 'd walked out on Jennifer when I discovered she had MS . |
| 30 | Perhaps they could teach those in power something about the correct use of force . |