Example sentences of "about [art] [adj] things " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of them said he was ‘ so fussy that he moaned about the smallest things — like the position of Miss Cuka 's arms in a scene ’ . |
| 2 | It was more than 10 years before Serfaty could bring himself to speak and write about the terrible things that had happened to him and his colleagues . |
| 3 | Finding out about the worthwhile things men in space can do is best done with a unified , if multi-faceted , programme . |
| 4 | On Sunday I put some sprouts on , right and doing summat , I forgot all about the bloody things ! |
| 5 | He thought of the terrible need Lottie had , and the old mother come to that , for praise about the silliest things . |
| 6 | I used to be able to , but just lately I 've found it 's impossible ; once I 'm awake I start worrying about the silliest things . ’ |
| 7 | It always strikes me as odd that we are incredibly specific in our lives about the small things , ordering a sandwich for instance : we order type of bread , filling , relish , seasonings and extras . |
| 8 | We can also fail to be angry about the right things , neglecting issues , say , of Justice and truth in our world . |
| 9 | Or perhaps , not about the right things at the time or perhaps concentrating on . |
| 10 | So that 's worth bearing in mind , and how you handle it , I mean maybe the press officer makes an arrangement to facilitate the the actual contact , but the press officer , a good press officer is not a person who stops the press getting into an organization , a good press officer is somebody who facilitates the press getting into the organization in the right way and talking to the right people preferably about the right things , but if not the right things the wrong things to the right with the right people , if you understand what I 'm saying . |
| 11 | In the box Boy kept a few books and a lot of letters ; apart from his clothes these were about the only things he had in the flat that were his own . |
| 12 | I mean , I expect she knew how you felt about the only things worth having being the things you 'd worked hard for and earned for yourself , so you would n't want her to leave you the house ] But she did n't want you to think she 'd forgotten you , or that she was just being spiteful , or something … ’ |
| 13 | Me and Emma was talking about the flipping things she gets up to with Scott . |
| 14 | No , I 'm not talking about the lost things . |
| 15 | Touching : We all know when something is so hot that it burns our fingers or so sharp that it hurts to touch it — but how much do we think about the other things we touch ? |
| 16 | And it 's not only revolving around this of course , it 's about the other things that we 're going to stimulate your interest with as we go through the afternoon . |
| 17 | A way of finding out things not only about going faster and further , but also about the new things the child suddenly finds himself able to do . |
| 18 | That is what you have been doing by lying about the many things you say took place . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I forced myself to write a chapter or two about the good things he did : getting rid of dead wood in the bureau ; eliminating corruption among his agents ; setting up a fingerprint system , an FBI laboratory that could serve as a technical resource for police forces all over the country . |
| 20 | There were so few homes where she could relax and , without talking about the hidden things , not be consciously hiding them . |
| 21 | HALF A DOZEN years ago , it was almost fashionable for scientists who had made a quick excursion through Britain 's mortality statistics to adopt a righteous posture and preach the message that people were worried about the wrong things ( usually nuclear power ) . |
| 22 | We can be angry about the wrong things . |
| 23 | I do n't know why I feel so possessive about the damned things . |
| 24 | So there was no more talk about the far-away things that were coming nearer ; but as for thinking — well , Auntie could n't help doing that , in her way . |
| 25 | Are we content that that goes forward or , I mean , I do n't blame you for , having your little piece about the earlier things , but they really are n't particularly that issue that we 're discussion are they ? |
| 26 | They can teach me so much about the important things in life — I do n't have anything so important to teach them . ’ |
| 27 | Six-year-old Dawn Jackson knows about the important things in life and how to style one 's hair when one gets older is high on the list of priorities . |
| 28 | Six-year-old Dawn Jackson knows about the important things in life and how to style one 's hair when one gets older is high on the list of priorities . |
| 29 | ‘ Because everyone who comes along to interview me has , as you have Paul , read all the clippings , then they all want to talk about the same things , and I become this kind of caricature . |
| 30 | You see , a lot of the clichés about me are true and for real , it 's just in the end you can get tired talking about the same things . ’ |