Example sentences of "are [verb] about the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time ( to their confusion and bewilderment ) , they are taught about the gentleness of Jesus Christ . |
| 2 | Everyday opinions are formed about the organisation and its activities . |
| 3 | Consultative participation leaves the main design tasks to the systems analysts , but tries to ensure that all staff in the user department are consulted about the change . |
| 4 | A few small green leaves are scattered about the bottom of the cupboard … |
| 5 | Astrological charts , a couple of crystal balls on oddly clawed stands , litters of long-decayed scrolls , and similar items are scattered about the floor , on a couple of tables , and on stands . |
| 6 | ‘ Karen was telling me you are writing about the workforce rather than about the plant 's operational side . |
| 7 | Disability arts , on the other hand , where , for example , sculpture is designed to be touched as well as seen , and songs are written about the world as we see it , can redress the balance and engage a lot of people in questioning assumptions that their exclusion from society is a fact of life . |
| 8 | While books abound about American pilots and their P-51 Mustangs and B-17 Flying Fortresses , very few books are written about the training that these pilots had to go through before being sent out to fight . |
| 9 | They are home for a week or a month ; the rest of the time they are wandering about the world . |
| 10 | In the statistical analysis of economic data , assumptions are made about the way time series evolve , about the characteristics of the population from which a cross-sectional sample is drawn , and about the nature of the relationships between variables . |
| 11 | The criterion of distortion is that statements are made about the society which by social-scientific methods can be shown to be positively in error , whereas selectivity [ i.e. primary selectivity ] is involved where the statements are , at the proper level , ‘ true ’ , but do not constitute a balanced account of the available truth . |
| 12 | Even though school generated activities are not taking place at these times judgements are made about the standard of work on display and the general state of order and cleanliness . |
| 13 | However , as I will show , there may be no consideration of way of life when decisions are made about the closure of particular schools . |
| 14 | What assumptions are made about the audience 's understanding of educational shorthand/jargon and their grasp of basic skills ? |
| 15 | Detailed recommendations are made about the amount and kind of training in English language teaching appropriate for primary teachers , and for English teachers and teachers of other subjects in secondary schools ; the report 's own model is recommended as a basis for these . |
| 16 | In this type of short story , large claims are made about the effect of the reading experience . |
| 17 | The observational data reveal that qualitative judgements are made about the seriousness of particular types of crime , evaluations which are often conveyed in casual remarks made in the real-life situations of policing ‘ little crime ’ . |
| 18 | Yet the frustratingly small amount we are told about the marriage emerges in the form of Paulina 's anguished revelations rather than as the outcome of discussion and challenge . |
| 19 | Women are told about the service when they have contact with the child protection team . |
| 20 | APRIL 24 : Members of the British Racing Drivers ' Club ( BRDC ) , the parent company of SCL , are told about the deal for the first time at their AGM . |
| 21 | Bags of coloured wools are pegged on to scaffolding near the machine and sample lengths of fabric and felted scarves are swagged about the place . |
| 22 | Two kinds of caution are needed about the nature of the evidence , and about the people who gave it . |
| 23 | In an early-summer creche , small stripy shelducks are shepherded about the bay by earnest ‘ aunties ’ . |
| 24 | ( In case you are wondering about the arithmetic , 19 per cent do n't have any preferences at all ! ) |
| 25 | Residents are complaining about the closure of the town centre public toilets . |
| 26 | The first worry is that proving that your contract has been broken may not be easy , particularly if you are complaining about the breach of an unwritten and rather vague term . |
| 27 | One moment , you are prying into my affairs , the next you are burbling about the garden . ’ |
| 28 | Electronic systems have long been used for data , but as increasing volumes of information and records are also created and stored electronically issues are raised about the management of this information . |
| 29 | Electronic systems have long been used for data , but as increasing volumes of information and records are also created and stored electronically issues are raised about the management of this information . |
| 30 | It also follows up , in the same way , cases identified through the press or public comment where questions are raised about the adequacy of a firm 's audit procedures . |