Example sentences of "[been] [verb] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | If these social problems had not been so evidently worrying , it is highly unlikely that the active citizen would ever have been heard about . |
| 2 | During a full meeting of the convention later , Councillor John Connolly , of Central Region and chairman of the COSLA water and sewerage committee , said that since a great deal had been heard about taking stock it was time Mr Lang faced up to the fact that he had completely lost the argument for privatised water and sewerage services , including a franchise arrangement . |
| 3 | For the past 30 years Aegina has been producing about the best pistachios in the world . |
| 4 | In the second part we begin to look at some of the arguments which have been developed about the possible effects of new technology on the kinds of jobs available in the future . |
| 5 | A few names have been bandied about the circuit , but I 'll predict that Ballymena 's Russell Morrow , the assistant manager for the past few years , will get the vote . |
| 6 | While ample reassurances have been given about the financial implications of this massive support for South Africa , IRB delegates from New Zealand , Australia , France , England , Scotland , Wales , Ireland , Japan , Italy , Canada and Argentina were startled to learn in detail of the parlous state of the new union . |
| 7 | It could be memorised easily and no warning had been given about its sensitivity . |
| 8 | The Test and County Cricket Board 's chief executive Alan Smith said he was satisfied with assurances he had been given about the safety of Graham Gooch 's 16-man squad . |
| 9 | A previous review of the default surcharge , conducted in 1989 , concluded that no substantive changes were necessary and , at this stage , no details have been given about any changes Customs are now proposing . |
| 10 | This programme experienced several problems , resulting in dangerously high sodium ion concentrations in home-made solutions and low usage rates of the solution by those who had been taught about it . |
| 11 | The 1984 village case study revealed that the Bangladeshi mothers ( some of whom had already been taught about the lobon-gur solution ) recognised four different types of diarrhoea and generally thought only one of these types to be an indication for the use of the lobon-gur mixture . |
| 12 | And surprisingly only one in five teenagers questioned had been taught about homosexuality and lesbianism in school . |
| 13 | Almond and Verba found that having been taught about government increases a sense of subjective political competence . |
| 14 | I hope councillor has n't been puzzling about this question because I think she should have had adequate warning erm the cycling part of working party was agreed by city board on the ninth of on the seventh of December is to come to an end and such work has er relates to cycling within a new transport working party . |
| 15 | In England too , kings and laymen had been admonished about their lives and duties , and the church often sought royal authority for the measures it put forward . |
| 16 | And to think he 'd been agonizing about what line to take on Bartocci 's conspiracy theory ! |
| 17 | Disabled people had not been consulted about the way planning for the project should be arranged . |
| 18 | Seddon knew more about the Ingard-Stavanger case than I did , because , being an ex-chief of the Fraud Squad , he 'd been consulted about it before it came to us , and had , in fact , directed the preliminary police inquiries . |
| 19 | For a start , the resident sound engineer did n't like it , because he had n't been consulted about its introduction and he maintained that he should be responsible for all sound equipment . |
| 20 | At a meeting of European Community ( EC ) Foreign Ministers in Dublin , Ireland , on Feb. 20 , Genscher sought to reassure those governments which had not been consulted about the two plus four agreement . |
| 21 | According to a report in the Financial Times of Feb. 21 , David Levi , the Second Vice Prime Minister and a supporter of Sharon , was " furious " that he had not been consulted about the appointments . |
| 22 | Once again , this approach to involving disabled people in the arts is flawed primarily because disabled people have not been consulted about what is wanted . |
| 23 | The fact that an unknown " civilian " should have been consulted about what was indeed a purely Service matter , should be weighed against Bennett 's unequalled background and experience . |
| 24 | Local traders and organisations have been consulted about the plans and the Chamber of Trade and the response has been favourable . |
| 25 | But the work could last for as long as 11 weeks and local councillors have claimed that they should have been consulted about the scheme . |
| 26 | The covers were very worn , as if it had been travelled about a good deal , and on the fly leaf was written ‘ Journal 1841 ’ and then , in a different coloured ink , ‘ And 1842 ’ and then , below that , carefully , ‘ Emily Brent ’ . |
| 27 | Early in 1916 complaints had been received about the conduct of the coaching , and the suggestion was made that Crawford 's contract be terminated . |
| 28 | The woods were extensive and the two men had been walking about the property for over an hour . |
| 29 | As far as he knew , the MP had not been interviewed about the case . |
| 30 | Four men have been quizzed about the murder but no one has been charged . |