Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were expected to follow the lessons in our Bibles , with the result that I knew my way about the Bible very competently . |
| 2 | Immediately he slipped his arm about her . |
| 3 | I was so angry with him , I called him a jerk in the street , and worse than that , and I told my mum about it . |
| 4 | My hon. Friend makes a valid point and I share his concern about homelessness . |
| 5 | A bite now is hardly ever missed and I am confident of landing even big fish on this gear if I take my time about it . |
| 6 | ‘ If I asked my husband about sex with other women he would give me an honest answer . ’ |
| 7 | I think any anyway , cos I hear her talk about her . |
| 8 | Whatever Jean saw in you that first occasion was still there and she accepted your explanation about letting her down that evening . |
| 9 | ‘ If you change your mind about your convalescence , you 've only got to get one of the nurses to give me a ring . ’ |
| 10 | An intricate geometric relief pattern gives interest without being overpowering ; and if you change your mind about the colour scheme , it 's easy to just paint over it ! |
| 11 | ‘ That 's where she is , if you change your mind about calling on her . ’ |
| 12 | So if you ask your doctor about extra help , do n't accept a negative response , unless he/she is able to explain why these alternative methods would not help you . |
| 13 | He often raises that subject , and we understand his desperation about what will happen to his seat at the next election . |
| 14 | But he changed his mind about the move hours before St Johnstone 's 2-0 defeat at Rangers on Saturday . |
| 15 | The prosecution alleged the teenager was driven off in a car and threatened with drowning in a lake unless he gave them information about the burglary . |
| 16 | I ask you , forty of us slogging into the Jungle all because we bought his line about needing to work our way into the reality of a couple of deeply dead Jesuit priests . |
| 17 | Take it to the nearest station and get the Hell out of here before I change my mind about carting you . |
| 18 | As already indicated in this judgment , I think that some additional safeguards are necessary , namely , that the prisoner should be informed of the advice given by the judges to the Secretary of State , and also have the opportunity to make representations to the Secretary of State before he makes his decision about the prisoner 's date of release . |
| 19 | ‘ When I tell my mother about Thomas she 'll leap on to her hobby horse , ’ Vitor said drily , as he opened the car door . |
| 20 | I was enjoying Oxford so much that I sometimes forgot that moment in Clare 's bedroom when I made my decision about my future vocation . |
| 21 | Although this is not an appropriate context in which to offer a discussion of Britton 's theories , as I develop my argument about a redirection in writing some specific criticisms of the work will emerge . |
| 22 | And as I moved my foot about , like this , trying to find the next rung , I began to realize things were n't quite right . |
| 23 | The scattered crowd drew closer together and listened quietly , but when he gave his warning about the Riot Act , glances were exchanged , a few grinned openly , and a wit called out , ‘ They must know the law here — that is why they have all stayed at home . ’ |
| 24 | But instead , for a dizzying instant , as he wrapped his cloak about her , Isabel found herself savouring a delicious sensation of feeling small and infinitely fragile , enclosed within his arms . |