Example sentences of "have [vb pp] about [det] " in BNC.

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1 What progress we have enjoyed has come about either as a result of skilled , painstaking experimental work or inspired guesses about how the brain works .
2 I think it is fair to say that this act has come about more as a result of the conduct of estate agents in the South .
3 Tennessee Williams has written about several football heroes who suddenly drop through the floor at the height of their prowess .
4 Today ex-manager Farrelly claims he is not bitter about the split but says he is annoyed about the things Sinead has said about that period .
5 I agree with what my Noble Friend Lord Motterstone has said about this and also with what my Noble friend Lord Rippon has said .
6 has said about most cases being unfounded though Mr McPhee does say that they ( the travellers ) do not stay on permanent sites whereas there has been a constant settlement of varying numbers of caravans over the past two years .
7 Mr Hurd has talked about these articles as if they were about the imposition of old East European ‘ socialism ’ ( with Chancellor Kohl leading the way ? ) .
8 The Modular Course has gone about this by asking members of the evaluation team to present an account of each major evaluation study and its results to MMRC and MCC , the two senior Course management committees .
9 This was the first she 'd heard about any programme notes .
10 He 'd forgotten about that .
11 ‘ It put me right up in the mood again , I 'd forgotten about that sort of intensity .
12 ‘ For Christ 's sake , Donna , I thought you 'd forgotten about that . ’
13 Yeah I 'd forgotten about that .
14 No , an oak table and an oak sideboard and that was all and just four chairs or six chairs I think it was , yes , er and it was erm that furniture was a utility , er I 'd forgotten about that , it 's taken me back now , that was a utility dining room suite of really first class quality , it was a tallish sideboard with two doors with big bow legs and a square table , erm , but it was solid oak really good
15 I 'd forgotten about that .
16 I 'd forgotten about that .
17 Oh I 'd forgotten about that , right I had to go back a couple of times did n't I Bev ?
18 I 'd forgotten about that
19 Yes I 'd forgotten about all that .
20 ‘ I thought you 'd forgotten about this morning , ’ she said in a small voice .
21 Ah , I 'd forgotten about this one : Kevin Brand , there could be a connection there .
22 I 'd forgotten about these .
23 I 'd forgotten about those two . ’
24 I 'm sure there are people who do n't sort of bother with them at all , you know just saw er a man he dropped he 's erm , he dropped his till receipt and he looked as if he had a tremendous amount you know in his basket so I reckon it would of been over , but there was no erm cos you get it stamped yes so we have er , yes I 'd forgotten about those little erm chickens of course , so we can have that roast
25 She 'd argued about that , too .
26 I 'd thought about that one for a long time , wondering who Beya and Gabricus were , and had paid little attention to the note in brackets which had been added afterwards : ( Frater mysticus meus . )
27 if I 'd known about that that would of great !
28 How much better life would have been if I 'd known about that or used it ?
29 Sometimes they come back from their haunts very cross , and say , " If only I 'd known about that , " or " Why did n't I think of that ?
30 He had one photograph , from Shaun 's wedding , and the photograph 's arrival had been the first that he 'd known about any of it .
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