Example sentences of "about [Wh det] [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 31 | It helps if couples can think in advance about what retirement will be like-to think individually about what they 'd like to happen , and even more importantly , to talk to each other about what they 'd like to happen . |
| 32 | At first Kate was frightened about what they 'd find to talk about , but she need n't have worried . |
| 33 | If pilots are apprehensive about cable breaks it probably means that they are uncertain about what they should do in all situations , and whether they can manage . |
| 34 | Apparently innocent of the opportunity which had been presented to them , they met in the Ravenhill Church and talked about what they should do and even hesitated about talking to the journalists waiting outside . |
| 35 | She , even though virgin , had imaginative ideas about what they should do , mainly picked up from conversations she 'd had with Justinette and Elice . |
| 36 | The trouble is , those images do n't just appeal to girls , they give them complexes about themselves ; worrying about what they should look like , act like , talk like , walk like . |
| 37 | They are , in brief , hard-working and somewhat stressed ; feel dissatisfied with the job they are doing ( or at least bits of it ) ; confused about what they should be doing but wanting to change in the direction of greater impact and relevance of what they do ; have no clear idea how to go about it ; do not feel optimistic about things getting better ; are worried about the amount of emotional energy the job takes up ; and mostly do the best they can , try not to think about it all too much , and hang on till the holidays . |
| 38 | By three both felt certain something was wrong and a nervous debate began about what they should do . |
| 39 | Discussions about what they should wear had been interspersed with sexy gossip concerning the star of the occasion , Nathan Bryce . |
| 40 | And er they used to come to me and ask things about what they should do and did I think they had a claim for this and that you know , and I used to tell them you see . |
| 41 | They wanted to get them into a union , lots of ideas about what they could do for you . |
| 42 | At the outset Helen Martini said the prospects of what they had taken on were daunting , but she had no doubts about what they could accomplish . |
| 43 | They could see Mr Flood fussing round the window of his shop as if he were still worried about what they could have found so amusing in its contents . |
| 44 | ‘ No one comes to me after our matches to talk about what they could have done better , ’ said Durie . |
| 45 | Erm or I mean you know for advice about what they could do about D H S S. |
| 46 | The tribe sang a song to thank the Great Spirits and everyone thought about what they could offer as a sacrifice . |
| 47 | This gives the customers some choice about what they will have for each meal , and when they have it . |
| 48 | This is normally because they have some fear , conscious or otherwise , about what they will unearth during the course of the treatment . |
| 49 | Up and down the country , Opposition Front-Benchers have come out with protestations about what they will give this , that and the other interest group ; the document will make clear the order of priorities , and will begin to explain how the expenditure will be paid for . |
| 50 | Practically , this is ensured by the governments being composed of parties which have to compete for votes at elections , on the basis of promises about what they will do if they get back into government next time . |
| 51 | However , at the beginning of the year we can not know for certain what the inflation rates will be ; we can only have expectations about what they will be . |
| 52 | ‘ They are really choosy about what they will and will not buy — or rather , have their parents buy for them ! ’ he added . |
| 53 | Both of them want to be close and both need to repair their inner confusion about what they can allow themselves . |
| 54 | ‘ If we spend our time worrying about what they can do we 're as good as dead . ’ |
| 55 | It is important that they slowly build up a historical vocabulary , and learn some of the technical terms that will allow them to talk about what they can see . |
| 56 | The report urges consumers to start demanding value for money , but music lovers are sceptical about what they can achieve . |
| 57 | ‘ These people ca n't just blow in with their grand illusions about what they can do in Northern Ireland , with this ‘ big brother ’ attitude that America can solve everyone 's problems . |
| 58 | ‘ The recession may have made a difference in the sense that people are being more realistic about what they can afford , ’ said the magazine 's associate editor Fenella Willis . |
| 59 | The second US reaction was to reassure the West Germans that Washington was happy to leave the details about what we might now call the eastern provinces in Bonn 's hands . |
| 60 | This former schoolmaster and magistrate of 18 years has sat with 50 mediums 130 times to further his quest for knowledge about what we might call ‘ the other side ’ . |