Example sentences of "about [pers pn] [be] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | about I 'm the best thing in your life But |
| 2 | Behind , beneath and about him are the oldest and dearest friends of the cause — whilst a liberated slave , now a delegate , is looking up to Clarkson with deep interest , and the hand of friendship is resting with affection on his arm , in fellowship and protection . |
| 3 | ‘ The thing that struck one about him was the fantastic charisma and this bright-eyed determination , which he has maintained to this very day , ’ recalled Graham . |
| 4 | In front of him , as far as the eye could see , was the serenity of Lake Champlain , and all about him were the lush verdant forests of southern Vermont . |
| 5 | The only thing I did not like about her was the flat ballerina-style slippers she always wore , to reduce her height I think , because she was taller than you . |
| 6 | On the outside , the finest thing about it is the Romanesque triple apse , best seen by stepping into the graveyard ( and turning your back on the unpleasant modern monuments ) . |
| 7 | He sees little difference between acting on stage and screen : ‘ It seems to be the same internal life that you try to discover in a character and the way you go about it is the same . |
| 8 | The ghinocerous part about it is the mega-big way that Citizen Kane have put the title single of their first and latest album on the doorsteps for milk drinkers who want some rhythm and blues with breakfast , in a tape on offer with extra pintas . |
| 9 | What to do about it was the other half , and there McGeechan and his fellow coaches excelled . |
| 10 | First I mind about it was the first zeppelin that came over . |
| 11 | It was about it was the same as I 'd probably got if I 'd have gone to the pit at fourteen . . |
| 12 | The only contrived thing about it was the initial impulse , which interpreted the New Testament injunction to deny self as to ‘ live without an image of the self ’ . |
| 13 | I was walking my dog right through the common and this great big black fat hairy man came along and sharpened his great big long tool into , into this cattle , the bad thing about it was the fucking cow exploded |