Example sentences of "and [verb] for [noun] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this first study , the European-ness of the 1989 elections will be explored in depth to see whether there are differences between EC countries , and to search for clues about likely future changes . |
| 2 | SCOTLAND Yard yesterday issued descriptions of the two vans used in the IRA bombings in the City of London and Staples Corner bombs and appealed for information about their movements on and before last Friday . |
| 3 | How can I put that , keep me , how can I look after myself as I obviously wo n't be able to work , and look for ways about er , getting my house in order before I er , finally die . |
| 4 | We got on well from the moment we met and we still see each other from time to time , and talk for hours about the good old days . |
| 5 | For anyone who is thinking of planting I would suggest visiting a local nursery which grows its own plants and asking for advice about planting times . |
| 6 | Mill says exactly what I just said in response of him that is if the people are prepared to accept these why what 's to stop them consulting and asking for advice about how they should cast their vote and so Mill later on gives a response to his own suggestion about plural voting in effect without realizing that what he 's done . |
| 7 | Pause or stop the tape at the end of the shot and ask for suggestions about where it is . |
| 8 | They set fire to houses and some of the younger people are taken to prison and tortured for information about the Shanti Bahini ( there are now about 2,000 tribal people in prison without trial ) . |
| 9 | Sitting at the table one evening next to Astrid 's mum , Peg , from Massachusetts , he opened up , as one sometimes can , to an interested stranger and spoke for hours about the old days and about his condition and his feelings . |
| 10 | They would sit and talk for hours about what they would do when they left school . |