Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [pron] [verb] [pron] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like a fool I told her about the man I 'd been living with . |
| 2 | A manager may have to justify , perhaps to a director who knows nothing about shopfloor politics , a particular piece of new machinery . |
| 3 | Tom thought this a ridiculous reason for doing something ( or not doing something ) , because a person who knew nothing about it asked you . |
| 4 | This I could have done from the Royal College — but it was Oxford I wanted — and to go to Somerville where I had a friend who told me about it . |
| 5 | Furthermore , traditional grammar sees in the finite verb a word which predicates something about its subject : The grammatical function of a finite verb is to serve as a predicate word , that is , in an ordinary affirmative sentence to state something about the subject of the sentence … |
| 6 | An impudent , illogical backheel by Clodoaldo inside his own half , for instance , allowed Boninsegna to steal an Italian equaliser before Gerson 's wonderful goal restored Brazil 's lead and Pele and Carlos Alberto completed a triumph which said everything about the samba approach to football . |
| 7 | For true spelling errors ( rather than typographical mistakes ) , a corrector which knows something about pronunciation will do better than one without , because a writer who is unsure of a spelling will probably attempt to spell a word as it sounds ( Mitton , 1987 ) . |
| 8 | Traditional examinations rely on a single mark or a grade to indicate the level of performance relative to other pupils , although it is an indication which says nothing about the nature of the achievement . |
| 9 | Ask your subconscious to give you an image which reveals something about your view of the world . |