Example sentences of "about [v-ing] [pron] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Christians , especially , should be cautious about allowing themselves to be influenced by people who do not have the same life goals . |
| 2 | One other scheme allowed for one-to-one tests but left the decision about including them to individual teachers . |
| 3 | They 're not actually that im they 're not important about bringing them to faith . |
| 4 | ‘ How about bringing it to my table ? ’ he suggested at last . |
| 5 | So perhaps we should be thinking more about political education and perhaps we should be thinking more about encouraging them to be non-conformist in the sense that they are prepared to ask questions , to challenge and not to accept glib answers that teachers give out willy nilly … |
| 6 | So we do have a problem and and we need to grasp that the a conclusion talking about rolling programme we are concerned about resources we 're , we 're , we 're concerned about using them to the best advantage . |
| 7 | It is n't the first time you 've implied that I know something about what 's going on , so how about explaining it to me ? ’ |
| 8 | Water management is the major part of fishkeeping — but I do have this fantasy about keeping it to the minimum and this partly explains the filtration system I am suggesting , based on a fairly standard undergravel . |
| 9 | Well they 're on about backdating it to the third . |
| 10 | In 1862 the regime was hesitant about addressing itself to the broad governmental and social implications of the emancipation of the serfs , but new developments in the military and fiscal spheres signalled that its enthusiasm for reform was returning . |
| 11 | ‘ How did you answer about the last — about presenting me to him ? ’ |
| 12 | It had all been so flimsy that Pascoe had hesitated about presenting it to Dalziel . |
| 13 | He 's even got a house on Murder Cay , so he has , and he 's not the only one with his nose stuck in that particular trough , but it 's not your business , and you do n't mess with the man because he 's got friends who wo n't think twice about feeding you to the sharks . |
| 14 | I heard they were on about moving it to eighteen . |
| 15 | He had thought about sending her to the oculist and he was much nicer to Gran . |
| 16 | Erm , yeah , sh I know you 'll be thinking about sending her to prison today but if you could think of anything else that erm , I do n't know , a suspended sentence or something like that , then obviously she 'd , she 'd be really grateful for that , would n't you , Mrs , yeah erm , er , Mrs White is there anything else you want me to say ? |
| 17 | But days and weeks passed , and Mrs Reed still said nothing about sending me to school . |
| 18 | But he did say that er it 'll take three weeks before he can get back to me about sending me to the Law |
| 19 | The following morning , three of the six were eventually discovered at various positions around the living room , the faint glimmer of life making me change my mind about dispatching them to the waste bin . |
| 20 | What about giving them to charity ? |
| 21 | But she did not think about giving anything to Finn ; he lived , now , in a country where presents and affection and loving and giving meant nothing . |
| 22 | If you really enjoy relaxing in the bath , you might like to think about treating yourself to a relaxing whirlpool or spa bath ( of which Jacuzzi is the best known brand ) . |
| 23 | Saunderson is passionate about techno ; ardent about defending it to critics who argue it is soulless . |
| 24 | They had to be careful about saying anything to anyone about still having a rosary or praying to the Blessed Virgin , because Mr Drew , the vicar of St Saviour 's , was pleasing the Bishop of Launceston by being a good Protestant . |
| 25 | In his public utterances Bohr was always very cautious about committing himself to what it is that actually is . |
| 26 | I know I should be thinking about taking her to a mother-and-toddler group so she can meet people and make friends , but something keeps putting me off . |
| 27 | When Leith was not mutinying against him , she was alternately engaged — while still producing a fair output of work — in wondering if he had really been serious about taking her to Parkwood to meet Travis 's parents this weekend . |
| 28 | I thought about posting it to the club as my sign of protest . |
| 29 | The Coetzer fight is the last of the original three-bout package agreed between Bruno and promoter Mickey Duff , and they are having talks about extending it to another two fights . |
| 30 | ‘ And now , how about introducing me to some of your friends seeing that they 're enjoying the freedom of my house ? ’ |