Example sentences of "about what they [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They would sit and talk for hours about what they would do when they left school . |
| 2 | Revealingly , not one of the 24 leading directors invited to fantasise in Projections about what they would do with complete creative freedom and limitless cash can make any sense of the question . |
| 3 | Out of approximately one hundred prospective overseas students I spoke with , the majority said they had little intention of returning to China unless conditions improved in all aspects of life in the near future , but they were vague about what they would do overseas once their initial period of advanced education was complete . |
| 4 | For instance , the panel members in the YPLL study were asked to respond to a number of statements about what they would do if they had a problem . |
| 5 | The award asks children between the ages of nine and 12 to write about what they would like to do when they grow up . |
| 6 | ‘ About what they 'd eat that evening in the restaurant and what wines they 'd drink . |
| 7 | At first Kate was frightened about what they 'd find to talk about , but she need n't have worried . |
| 8 | It helps if couples can think in advance about what retirement will be like-to think individually about what they 'd like to happen , and even more importantly , to talk to each other about what they 'd like to happen . |
| 9 | It helps if couples can think in advance about what retirement will be like-to think individually about what they 'd like to happen , and even more importantly , to talk to each other about what they 'd like to happen . |
| 10 | If pilots are apprehensive about cable breaks it probably means that they are uncertain about what they should do in all situations , and whether they can manage . |
| 11 | Apparently innocent of the opportunity which had been presented to them , they met in the Ravenhill Church and talked about what they should do and even hesitated about talking to the journalists waiting outside . |
| 12 | She , even though virgin , had imaginative ideas about what they should do , mainly picked up from conversations she 'd had with Justinette and Elice . |
| 13 | By three both felt certain something was wrong and a nervous debate began about what they should do . |
| 14 | And er they used to come to me and ask things about what they should do and did I think they had a claim for this and that you know , and I used to tell them you see . |
| 15 | Discussions about what they should wear had been interspersed with sexy gossip concerning the star of the occasion , Nathan Bryce . |
| 16 | The trouble is , those images do n't just appeal to girls , they give them complexes about themselves ; worrying about what they should look like , act like , talk like , walk like . |
| 17 | They wanted to get them into a union , lots of ideas about what they could do for you . |
| 18 | Erm or I mean you know for advice about what they could do about D H S S. |
| 19 | The tribe sang a song to thank the Great Spirits and everyone thought about what they could offer as a sacrifice . |
| 20 | At the outset Helen Martini said the prospects of what they had taken on were daunting , but she had no doubts about what they could accomplish . |
| 21 | They could see Mr Flood fussing round the window of his shop as if he were still worried about what they could have found so amusing in its contents . |
| 22 | ‘ No one comes to me after our matches to talk about what they could have done better , ’ said Durie . |
| 23 | Up and down the country , Opposition Front-Benchers have come out with protestations about what they will give this , that and the other interest group ; the document will make clear the order of priorities , and will begin to explain how the expenditure will be paid for . |
| 24 | Practically , this is ensured by the governments being composed of parties which have to compete for votes at elections , on the basis of promises about what they will do if they get back into government next time . |
| 25 | This gives the customers some choice about what they will have for each meal , and when they have it . |
| 26 | This is normally because they have some fear , conscious or otherwise , about what they will unearth during the course of the treatment . |
| 27 | ‘ If we spend our time worrying about what they can do we 're as good as dead . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ These people ca n't just blow in with their grand illusions about what they can do in Northern Ireland , with this ‘ big brother ’ attitude that America can solve everyone 's problems . |
| 29 | The report urges consumers to start demanding value for money , but music lovers are sceptical about what they can achieve . |
| 30 | ‘ The recession may have made a difference in the sense that people are being more realistic about what they can afford , ’ said the magazine 's associate editor Fenella Willis . |