Example sentences of "[prep] and [verb] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | Knowing who we are as humans has been one of the great vexed questions , searched after and written about down the centuries . |
| 2 | It was only after they had peered into and groped about in what they felt certain was the right cave but found nothing that they decided to withdraw into the trees and wait for the dawn . |
| 3 | Faith coming before and bringing about healing is as real to many Christians today as it was at the time of the Gospel . |
| 4 | In strong winds , however , the sides of the tent had a tendency to cave in and flap about . |
| 5 | After the liberation they had found their old apartment undamaged , moved back in and set about recreating their old life of searching out young artists , arranging exhibitions for them and building up their own collection of European art . |
| 6 | In the weeks that followed she was besieged , chased , persuaded , listened to and written about , and when the Daily Mail had finished its serial she went back to being whatever she was before . |