Example sentences of "[verb] about [pers pn] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The case of the chartered accountant who has just been found guilty of a serious reckless driving offence only came to the Institute 's attention by chance , when an Investigation Committee member heard about it on the radio . |
| 2 | Some of you might have heard about it in the press . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm surprised I have n't heard about you on the grapevine . |
| 4 | They argued about it for the rest of the afternoon , he becoming sullen and sorry , she remaining dispassionate , untouched-She was impressed by his sudden remorse . |
| 5 | Now , as she crossed into Farringdon Street and saw familiar landmarks , she stopped and put down her bag , gazing about her with the pleasure of someone who has come home after a long absence . |
| 6 | He said he 'd think about it over the weekend , and let Paul know on the Monday . |
| 7 | No that was that was the Friday and as it says th well I do n't know if it says there or not , but they said what would happen , they 'd think about it over the weekend and they 'd contact me the Monday afternoon erm to make a final decision . |
| 8 | I 'll think about it on the way home . ’ |
| 9 | I read about it in the paper today |
| 10 | He seemed to have forgotten about me in the middle of his sentence . |
| 11 | She thinks he 's forgotten about it in the rush of leaving for America . |
| 12 | If there 's a traffic jam anywhere the new information unit will let you know about it on the hour as well . |
| 13 | The body 's mechanism takes over because the logical consequence of that would be to die , and we can see here that there is an arousal of something like eight to ten seconds , and during that period the patient would wake up , probably not sufficient that they would know about it in the morning , and we can see here that the breathing starts again . |
| 14 | Sally-Anne sometimes thought that her career as a housemaid had been sparked off by that remark as much as by anything else — that and discovering how hard life was in the East End , and her determination to write about it from the inside , rather than as a privileged outsider looking in . |
| 15 | It beat about them on the wind as men shook their fists and shouted , faces shining . |
| 16 | Put any combination of any soft fruits you like into the rumtopf and cover each layer with rum or brandy , so that the fruit is thoroughly soaked , and then forget about it until the winter . |
| 17 | ‘ Listen , I do n't want to talk about it on the phone . |
| 18 | His office would n't want to talk about it on the telephone , because my father has not been well , and at times has been behaving rather strangely . |
| 19 | I try any watch the production at some time during the week in order to be able to talk about it to the Press . |
| 20 | Well , this is an issue which is sort of under debate and it 's all part of the training thing , 'cause we are going to talk about it at the Training Committee tomorrow . |
| 21 | ‘ I do n't want to talk about it at the moment , Stephen , if you do n't mind . ’ |
| 22 | You 'll probably want to talk about it without the embarrassment of having me here to listen . |
| 23 | She is going about her business , while he is writing about her to the world , and we are seeing her through his eyes . |
| 24 | Parents and others may want to know what has been said about them during the course of an investigation and what information has been recorded about the child . |
| 25 | If your client is in a trade , say baking , then you must deal with his trade journals , Clients are sensitive enough about what is said about them in the consumer press but when negatives appear in their own trade journal , the sparks fly at your next client meeting . |
| 26 | It is unlikely that the crude material did much good , and not surprising that no more was said about it at the time . |
| 27 | Even if you have problems , there is very little you can do about them in the middle of the night . |
| 28 | ‘ There 's not a lot we can do about it at the moment , is there ? ’ |
| 29 | There 's nothing you can do about it at the moment . |
| 30 | I , I think we can we can look at what we can do about it in the future and whether it is practical to erm consult local members where possible . |