Example sentences of "about [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er facilities er exist for parking and so on and the only thing is , er I 'm talking about catering in the sense of a Saturday whether it 's here or there . |
| 2 | Every few months Hugh de Tracy would mutter about seeing to the building of a proper barbican over the postern . |
| 3 | He 's conscious that safety-critical items such as tyres and brakes must n't be skimped on , but he 's not overly concerned about sticking to the recommended 6000-mile service schedule ; so far the Sierra has on average been serviced every 13,500 miles and has never seen the inside of a Ford dealer 's workshop . |
| 4 | Mrs. Michie : I note your ruling about sticking to the new clause , Mr. Deputy Speaker . |
| 5 | Olschewski had no worries about competing in the difficult personal computer market , saying ‘ We are not concerned about unit numbers , but about quality . |
| 6 | Erm there there were quite a few interesting debates that that came up about policing after the riots , I mean initially it was the fact that you did n't see any policemen in the flats at all . |
| 7 | The Art of Laughter … a cartoonists job is all about drawing on the funny side of life … |
| 8 | She enjoys what she has ; she may be less inhibited about experimenting with the outward image ; on the other hand she is less of a slave to fashion , more ready to accept her individuality and express it openly . |
| 9 | This talks about presuming on the future . |
| 10 | Not so , as last week 's pro-blood sports advertisement in the Daily Telegraph ( talk about preaching to the converted ) amply proved . |
| 11 | This is structured by hourly changes of sail or course , so that the crew can learn as much as possible about handling in the time they are aboard . |
| 12 | N-E FEARS that tumbling property rents in London could lead companies to think again about relocating from the South-East have been dismissed by property agent Grimley JR Eve . |
| 13 | ‘ Every customer who has bought our products over the last year can feel good about helping towards the success of this campaign ’ said Jonathan Harper Hill , brand manager for the Montagne Jeunesse range . |
| 14 | It was so enjoyable that at the headwall I took a line up the steepest part , just so I could play about hanging from the holds . |
| 15 | I dare say a good many rabbits would have kept quiet and thought about keeping on the right side of the Chief , but I 'm afraid I 'm not much good at that . |
| 16 | We all fell about laughing at the idea of a man with virtually no English suddenly coming out with such a word . |
| 17 | We fell about laughing at the jogging carrots , head butting parsnips and other wacky characters as we jumped , climbed and ran about the many levels . |
| 18 | We fell about laughing at the jogging carrots , head butting parsnips and other whacky characters as we jumped , climbed and ran about the many levels . |
| 19 | It might be something about blending with the efficient American women he had seen around the city or it might be a feeling of exile . |
| 20 | For it will show whether John Major 's government is serious about reining in the PSBR . |
| 21 | Many comprehensives are also nervous about returning to the council embrace , notably the 40 previously earmarked for closure or where their high-profile success has got up important noses . |
| 22 | I had no worry about visiting my surgeon , but I did worry about returning to the Centre with such grave doubts and negative attitude towards their therapies . |
| 23 | Less than six on the Richter scale , he found out later , only a tremor , really , but it was enough to change Creed 's mind about returning to the office . |
| 24 | But Ralph did n't think twice about returning to the school , nicknamed the Killing Fields because so many fledgling careers are buried there with only 40 tour cards on offer . |
| 25 | Newbery felt quite happy about returning to the series on a very irregular basis , but for Cusick enough was enough . |
| 26 | He also has an open mind about returning to the ring at some point to pursue an impressive career with manager Terry Lawless . |
| 27 | Man City 0 , Spurs 1 PETER REID will soon be signing a new contract at Maine Road , But the City manager could do with signing a player as well , if all the words about challenging for the title are to mean anything . |
| 28 | Crawling about disposing of the body , he could have got them dusty . ’ |
| 29 | He 'd hired a smart car for their visit ; he joked with Mary Rose about driving on the right side of the road . |
| 30 | First there was the illustrated slide show he gave in the village hall about walking in the dales where , sensitive to the good burghers of Sedbergh , he modified his vocabulary . |