Example sentences of "be [verb] about [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under the secret rules of Cabinet procedure , the prime minister has the right to be consulted about all chairmanships and deputy chairmanships of public boards and commissions of inquiry . |
| 2 | To the very end of his long life he continued to be consulted about these types of issues , and lived to be present at the Pan Anglican Congress of 1908 , at which so many of his ideals were acclaimed . |
| 3 | We should be taught about that in school . ’ |
| 4 | Just as they are taught other subjects , they should increasingly be taught about such topics as mental handicap so that they do not grow up with the prejudices that their parents may possess . |
| 5 | In a month 's time , she decided , applying some pale lipstick , I 'll be laughing about all this . |
| 6 | ‘ In the same way , I feel sorry for John Lukic , who will be reminded about that punch of his in the Rangers-Leeds European Cup tie until he 's blue in the face . |
| 7 | Films from indigenous writers and producers have also tended to be written about some aspect of Edinburgh , like Bill Douglas ' autobiographical trilogy , My Way Home , Jam Jar 's Conquest of the South Pole and Tickets for the Zoo . |
| 8 | The same point can be made about each of the examples in [ 13 – 16 ] : in each case in other words introduces a summary rather than a paraphrase , and , not surprisingly , in each case it could be replaced by in short . |
| 9 | The same point can be made about all the adjectives in ( 33 ) , e.g. former : ( 36 ) the former king is in prison till next June |
| 10 | Similar comments could be made about all the other examples given above . |
| 11 | I do not doubt that representations will be made about that private sector decision , which I very much regret . |
| 12 | This objection may be made about most human beings as well as about most fictional characters at the present time , when there is no accepted common standard . |
| 13 | Since this last point can also be made about some of the ‘ billiard-ball ’ , ‘ cobweb ’ , and ‘ layer-cake ’ approaches now current , for instance where the demands of ‘ capitalist accumulation ’ are taken to be impersonal and determining , it is fair to describe the mainstream story as one from outside . |
| 14 | A few specific points need to be made about some of these examples . |
| 15 | A number of points may be made about this debate . |
| 16 | Can any generalisations be made about this ? |
| 17 | Here are some general points to be made about this work : |
| 18 | A number of points can be made about this form of giving , as follows : |
| 19 | A number of points should be made about this typology . |
| 20 | A number of points need to be made about this section , which was passed to reverse a common law rule , which placed an occupier under a non-delegable duty to certain types of entrant . |
| 21 | shall we just look at one or two erm documents that you 've already looked at please , would you go to page twenty nine , just the illustration that seen and this is the I 'm not sure whether a point is going to be made about this or not , but if you look at page thirty one there there 's a golf club on the left and a man fishing on the right |
| 22 | However , a couple of points should be made about these statistics . |
| 23 | Two points need to be made about these studies , however . |
| 24 | There are three points to be made about these examples . |
| 25 | A lot of men are distraught at not being able to give birth and there 's little to be done about that . |
| 26 | Will he see what can be done about that ? |
| 27 | Something must I would hope that something will be done about those who erm want |
| 28 | He asked whether anything could be done about this . |
| 29 | Unfortunately , there is nothing to be done about this . |
| 30 | The DSS seems to recognise that something needs to be done about this . |