Example sentences of "[conj] [subord] [pers pn] [verb] [adv] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some regions and countries would have a comparative advantage , either because they were sparsely populated or because they cared less about the smell of a rubbish dump than their more pernickety neighbours did . |
| 2 | Many old people tell their elderly friends , in confidence , that although they worry sometimes about various things in the house that need attention and are beyond their capabilities , they do n't like to keep mentioning ‘ this and that ’ to their children when they visit , as they are only too delighted to see them and feel it is a bit hard to put them to work as soon as they arrive . |
| 3 | At the start of the 1980s , it seemed to me that until we knew more about the answers to such questions then it would be hard to compare and make sense out of the varied and possibly conflicting results that were coming from different labs . |
| 4 | Spruce could not help feeling that if he knew more about Hereward and Amy , he would have more of a grip on the case . |
| 5 | Someone with more experience of the rough and tumble of friendships , jealousies and animosities might have been able to dismiss Deana 's words as the unmotivated expressions of bitterness and jealousy that they were , but Belinda was inexperienced , and although she knew enough about Deana to be wary and distrustful she did not know enough to ignore her as fully as she should . |
| 6 | The Cabinet did behave as a Cabinet and although I said earlier about the Treasury being forced to disgorge information when the DEA existed , that was n't the case to the same extent in 1976 . |
| 7 | Despite an unhappy ending , ‘ The Disappearance ’ contains a lot of energy which made me come away from the book feeling hopeful and while I learnt more about the characters , I also found I learnt more about myself and my feelings towards family life and friends . |
| 8 | Under the apple trees ! ’ and when she thought again about her fright , it had quite vanished . |
| 9 | But the notion , once born , firmly took root , refusing to let her settle , and as she wandered aimlessly about the living-room she realised she 'd soon be in danger of going stir-crazy if she had to look at the same four walls much longer . |
| 10 | Yeah but if you feel strongly about a particular issue , erm Elizabeth Peacock , during the er coal pits erm dispute when she was very very upset at what your You were planning to do , closing down all those coal mines and and she went public about it . |
| 11 | ‘ But until I know more about which league we shall be in , there is no point in talking to players . ’ |
| 12 | Joe was interested in John 's tales of his time in Spain , but when he spoke angrily about the condition of the poor in Liverpool , Joe said mildly that he thought things were improving . |