Example sentences of "he [modal v] [be] [v-ing] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other words , like all of his Labour colleagues , he is promising paradise when he should be talking about priorities . |
| 2 | Fen smiled — a fleeting , secretive smile that made Robbie think he must be reminiscing about incidents on that walk — probably the overnight bits . |
| 3 | He 'll be thinking about the bogey he s just made . |
| 4 | Happy audience — save one , of course , and he 'll be writing about it . |
| 5 | ‘ What d' you think he might be talking about ? ’ asked Milton innocently . |
| 6 | But as Shaffer remembers : ‘ He could be talking about a death and get himself very worked up about what he was saying , very passionate about whatever made him worried or angry . |
| 7 | On the other hand , for a task such as fault diagnosis he will be thinking about it in various structured ways which he can reveal by talking about it and exploring verbally why he looks at particular indications or takes particular actions . |
| 8 | He will be talking about ‘ The Minor Railways of Shropshire ’ . |