Example sentences of "be [pers pn] about the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The issues are not about inappropriate use of authority nor are they about the display of heroics . |
| 2 | Our guidelines on how to effectively lobby your MP , be it about the Vulcan or the falling pound , are available on receipt of a stamped addressed envelope at the address below . |
| 3 | The question really means : What is it about the idea of a god that gives it its stability and penetrance in the cultural environment ? |
| 4 | What is it about the British that makes them confuse service with servility |
| 5 | And what is it about the cat that is the specific trigger for the irrational panics ? |
| 6 | If it is indeed the loosening of control over associative thought — Woolf 's ‘ Wings in the Head ’ — that is the basic mechanism responsible for autism then the question arises : what is it about the mind that modulates this process , allowing it some free rein , though being capable on occasions of going badly awry , leading to psychosis ? |
| 7 | What is it about the changes that occur in a crossroads period that mark them out as structural changes , distinct from the movement and change experienced during the intervening years ? |
| 8 | " Is it about the competition , Mr Feather ? " |
| 9 | So , you know , is there anything , is it about the way you work , is it about the way the course is taught , is it about you know sort of reassurance and pastoral type stuff , is it about , you know , what ? |
| 10 | So , you know , is there anything , is it about the way you work , is it about the way the course is taught , is it about you know sort of reassurance and pastoral type stuff , is it about , you know , what ? |
| 11 | Is it about the house ? |
| 12 | Is it about the Mafia ? |
| 13 | ‘ Is he about the right age to have worked with Mills ? ’ |
| 14 | There were moments when Henry thought she would not turn up for the funeral , so magnificent was she about the whole thing , but as the date approached he noticed she was wearing more and more black jewellery , black scarves , capes , cloaks and jerseys , stockings , blouses and hats . |
| 15 | What was it about the station that was so fascinating ? |
| 16 | The memory of Nancy brings me back to the question that occupied me so much , what was it about the Centre that could transform misery , bitterness and hatred into love and hope , and possibly even happiness , all in the space of fourteen days ? |
| 17 | But what was it about the concept of citizenship that made it so popular in political discussion and why were ‘ boy labour ’ reformers so eager to introduce working-class adolescents to its supposed virtues ? |
| 18 | ‘ What was it about the report that you found so interesting , for future reference ? ’ |
| 19 | What was it about the stocks various licensed dealers traded in that seduced clients ? |
| 20 | What was it about the setup that you 'd be most critical of ? |
| 21 | What was it about the name that made them want to funk on down and start praising the Lord ? |
| 22 | So what was it about the wretched man that cut straight through her defences ? |
| 23 | What was it about the man that set her every nerve on edge , made her tingle with an unfortunate awareness of him ? |