Example sentences of "about with [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had heard how hospitals messed people about with all that unnecessary waiting and medical jargon , and if anyone tried to treat them like illiterate peasants there 'd be a letter in the post to some M.P . |
| 2 | Three approaches , here : ( 1 ) go on a diet ( 2 ) take some exercise ( 3 ) fanny about with some interesting and expensive alternatives . |
| 3 | I 'd rather hang about with some tasty birds like those ones in Bananarama . |
| 4 | I 'd rather hang about with some tasty birds like those ones in Bananarama . |
| 5 | Now Shirley , you 're still messing about with this little job here . |
| 6 | Well I knew , when I was in , when we were at Donnington , living at Donnington , a couple of blokes I 've known there 's company sergeant majors and regimental sergeant majors in the Signals , I was walking through shed four , one day , I was doing , doing some mucking about with these folding boats for the RE 's |