Example sentences of "to [pn reflx] about the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first , as he worked , he had reminisced pleasantly to himself about the smells and the texture of paper and ink , and about the pleasure of opening a new roll of papyrus , laid out as far as there was need on soft leather spread over a wooden writing desk ; then mixing the ink powder with water , and the nervous moment of dipping the brush to make the first signs — to load the brush just so , in order that the ink would be absorbed by the paper before it could run down it . |
| 2 | But the T'ang had kept his thoughts to himself about the killing . |
| 3 | Experts say an analysis of the figures shows women are more likely than men to lie to themselves about the amount they drink . |
| 4 | When you 're criticised by others , there can be great solace in thinking quietly to yourself about the flip side of the description . |
| 5 | You probably want to use the first few rows of the spreadsheet for a general title plus notes to yourself about the date of creation and date of most recent revision so enter the headings you want in row 9 of the spreadsheet using short labels but ones that you will find meaningful in the reports you will want to create later on . |