Example sentences of "something about [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hatton said something about buying him a record player for a wedding present . |
| 2 | ‘ Hey , did you say something about buying me some lunch , or is that just an approach to win a girl 's confidence ? ’ |
| 3 | A cunning plan , to do something about organising the careers ' conventions . |
| 4 | Harriet 's explaining that she gives a service , something about helping people realize their dreams . |
| 5 | She found she was trembling , not with fear but with excitement , there was something about helping the most unusual villain she 'd ever seen that stirred unknown feelings deep within her . |
| 6 | He must have been equally surprised to see her but he recovered first , and while Rachel was still floundering to find something to say and Julie was murmuring something about hoping he would enjoy working at OBEX he said , ‘ Actually , we 've met before . |
| 7 | Something about moving their bottom jaw or summat in n it ? |
| 8 | ‘ She said something about tidying the shop . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Yes , ’ she murmured , and then , because it was all too painful , she muttured , ‘ Did you say something about dressing for dinner when you woke me up . ’ |
| 10 | It was good to be able to demonstrate that I did know something about handling animals even though I had been qualified for only a few months . |
| 11 | It was something about wishing she had the power to control conversations . |
| 12 | As far as she could remember , it was something about jumping out of the thing you cook in and into the thing you cooked on . |
| 13 | When I asked Dad he mumbled something about entertaining so maybe he was planning to turn it into a theatre or something . |
| 14 | I thought the best thing to do was spare Oliver 's blushes , so I murmured something about getting off to work . |
| 15 | Something about getting his money whether Vecchi was still there or not ? |
| 16 | I think it 's time I did something about getting out of this damnable situation . ’ |
| 17 | Then Travis was rousing himself and , his coffee untouched , was mumbling something about getting back to Essex . |
| 18 | ‘ Something about getting your final bonus … |
| 19 | oh Matt , right , and he was saying something about getting married and he said about bridesmaids , er have you choose the bridesmaids dresses ? , how old is she then ? |
| 20 | Then she vaguely remembered fitzAlan saying something about circling around to approach Winchester from the north in case of pursuit . |
| 21 | Kept saying something about building a parade of really modern shops . |
| 22 | There was something about seeing him that way , first thing in the morning , dressed as she 'd never seen him before , in a cotton knit shirt and snug , faded jeans , that had made her throat tighten . |
| 23 | I 'm sure I catch something about meeting the Prime Minister.He bounds down to meet me , spruce and sporty in blazer and striped tie . |
| 24 | It enables groups to identify their own needs and to do something about meeting them . |
| 25 | She muttered something about knowing him all her life , and he had n't got any money . |
| 26 | It is now incumbent on everybody looking after patients following a myocardial infarct to try to reason out what caused the condition and to try to do something about stopping it . |
| 27 | He said something about repenting for your sin . |
| 28 | In the interval she had apparently asked him to have supper with her , and he 'd mumbled something about wanting an early night . |
| 29 | ‘ She said something about telling the local newspaper . ’ |
| 30 | I mean , your mother said something about breaking up . ’ |