Example sentences of "he [vb past] about the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ULSTER Unionist MP John Taylor today refused to apologise for controversial remarks he made about the murder of Roman Catholics by loyalists . |
| 2 | Er , I think it would be far better to have a streamlined regulatory system which would make the much cheaper and more efficient and I 'm glad that the honourable gentleman seems to be agreeing and perhaps he could try and persuade his honourable mefem member on the front bench that legislation , primary legislation is needed , I 'm glad to hear he 's working on it erm on on the second on the second point he made about the number of regulations , I 'm not sure I would agree with him that the best way of resolving this problem is to have less regulations er er though I would agree with the general er thrust of what he might be saying and that is that if the regulatory system was to concentrate on promoting higher professional standards and have less emphasis on rules and regulations then I think that would help . |
| 3 | He was not sure that he cared about the plot , if one existed . |
| 4 | Surely she was too thin by far for a man 's taste , yet the one at her side today was a toff and no mistake , and it was obvious he cared about the girl by the way he kept looking at her with concern in his eyes . |
| 5 | I think he cared about the murder of a world . ’ |
| 6 | He hopped about the grass , gnawing one piece after another , eating the green tops along with the slices . |
| 7 | Only to his great black horse , which he rode about the town , did he show affection . |
| 8 | When he asked about the lack of black faces , he was told that no blacks had qualified for the university because of the institution 's high standards . |
| 9 | She said : ‘ He asked about the bureau and I said I had nowhere to put the things from it so he went into the wardrobe and cleared a shelf and said put it in there . |
| 10 | Pete says he just wanted to get in the air so he read about the sport in magazines and then got in touch with the association … he says the sport is easy if you know what you are doing but you can pay dearly for your mistakes |
| 11 | Like many socialists and intellectuals educated in the traditions of the high establishment , he fussed about the education of his own children and about the schools to which they might go . |
| 12 | The needle immediately showed a reading , which then strengthened and weakened as he moved about the warehouse . |
| 13 | He frowned as he moved about the room . |
| 14 | She gave him a wry smile , and sipped the hot liquid while he moved about the office like a whirlwind , gathering up various bits and pieces . |
| 15 | Alan and I served er , together as er , deputy Chairs , or vice-Chairs or whatever the appropriate words are for several years er , and I erm , well I think I would adopt the words that he used about the experience that he has had in the Chair , to whit , that his companionship and his contribution to our affairs has been stimulating , enlightening and particularly enjoyable . |
| 16 | Madra helped Ratagan with the fire , and when Riven had done the best he could with his ripped clothing he wandered about the campsite looking for firewood . |
| 17 | When the skystorm-god , Susa-no-wo was banished from the heavens , he wandered about the earth and met an elderly pair in a state of great distress . |
| 18 | He paced about the room , his heels echoing on the marble . |
| 19 | Instead he paced about the room . |
| 20 | Now , the er , whilst we can not expect them to adopt say our ideals , because we are er , you know , we 're probably more modernised in lots of ways , but we can set a standard which they work towards , and er , he mentioned about the fact that people er , the unemployment 's coming down a lot with the jobs , they 're just part-time jobs , and they 're very cheap paid jobs , and very er bad conditions for a lot of people as far as health and safety goes . |
| 21 | He ranged about the room uneasily and leaned to her ear again : ‘ Waste of time ! |
| 22 | There was a story he told about the man who came to his flat and said in a gruff voice , ‘ Come on then — let's get on with it then . ’ |
| 23 | Rather shamefacedly , he told about the library . |
| 24 | He was so excited that he forgot about the revenge the book was supposed to wreak on his parents . |
| 25 | He forgot about the call until the end of the week when the story broke . |
| 26 | Much more likely he boasted about the fact that he had the top man working for him . ’ |
| 27 | He was red , I 'm sure he was lying , as he lied about the letter to D and M. |
| 28 | LANCE Henderson was a boy of 13 on the overcast night he heard about the crash . |
| 29 | The Hollywood actor , a racing fanatic , booked a call to Brummie Mansell at his Isle of Man home when he heard about the world champion 's bitter split with the Renault-Williams team . |
| 30 | I share the agony that he expressed about the way in which Yugoslavia is tearing itself apart , not least because of some loose cannons in the Yugoslav army . |