Example sentences of "[vb past] about the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And no matter how the experts argued about the legitimacy of descent through the female line , nevertheless the people recognised no bar , and the council had accepted it as just and right when Richard , in view of his childlessness , had been urged to name his heir presumptive , and had named Philippa 's elder son , Roger , earl of March . |
| 2 | Philosophers argued about the existence of God . |
| 3 | They argued about the hound that evening , and as they argued Stapleton told her about Mrs Lyons . |
| 4 | Everyone argued about the jury . |
| 5 | Then argued about the wisdom of drinking before an overnight sail . |
| 6 | backing up , when I er , at , at the appeal , the medical centre made a very long presentation over the proximity , the closeness to their erm , surgery and they argued about the height of buildings , now it got passed as sheltered united , er , which means elderly and quiet occupancy . |
| 7 | And although none of the critics called him a genius for playing in them , none argued about the extent of his talent either . |
| 8 | Rather , they lived in practical uncertainty , often felt threatened , and then argued about the justice and permanence of the new order created for them . |
| 9 | The acrid smell of smoke clung about the place , black smudges streaking the walls and the floor where a fire had burned itself out . |
| 10 | He was not sure that he cared about the plot , if one existed . |
| 11 | There was something corrupt about the extent to which the British in Northern Nigeria cared about the loyalty of their subjects , and the lengths to which they went to cultivate what could in the end only be an illusion of mutual respect . |
| 12 | Surely she was too thin by far for a man 's taste , yet the one at her side today was a toff and no mistake , and it was obvious he cared about the girl by the way he kept looking at her with concern in his eyes . |
| 13 | ‘ There I only cared about the money and all the other teachers were the same . |
| 14 | Among friends and neighbours a farm worker 's skill was appreciated and he neither knew nor cared about the reputation of farm workers outside . |
| 15 | I think he cared about the murder of a world . ’ |
| 16 | It would be a mistake , however , to dismiss this aspect of the Liberal reform programme as being of no legislative or historical significance , at least in so far as the preceding details have revealed that the different schemes were the result of much thought and argument on the part of a number of interest groups , each of which cared about the transition process , believing it to be critical for the economic and moral welfare of working-class youth . |
| 17 | And , if they could show him that they really cared about the Store , he would come out again and put a stop to all these problems and re-establish the Store here , in this green unpleasant land . |
| 18 | While the Doctor stalked about the room , or fiddled with the door , or argued with the guards , the three others had sat on the floor and exchanged their stories . |
| 19 | The child slept , sated with the wagon-restaurant food , and Albert mooched about the room and fought with the bed-sized pillow that the Swiss take to be practical as an eiderdown . |
| 20 | Like many socialists and intellectuals educated in the traditions of the high establishment , he fussed about the education of his own children and about the schools to which they might go . |
| 21 | But while Francis and Mary fussed about the situation in Edinburgh , setting up an enquiry into what had happened to the burgh council , in February 1560 the Protestant lords did something ideologically much less courageous than their deposition of the regent , but in practical terms infinitely more crucial : they made the Treaty of Berwick with England , and were assured of English help . |
| 22 | I 'll keep you posted about the autumn training — provisionally planned for 20–21 November . |
| 23 | When he asked about the lack of black faces , he was told that no blacks had qualified for the university because of the institution 's high standards . |
| 24 | When you asked about the phone call I tried to remember everything and I do n't know what else I could have told you . |
| 25 | Bodo asked about the building trade in West Germany , Herr Nordern about economic planning , Frau Nordern was curious about the social welfare services , and Paul asked about rock and roll , about which Karl modestly denied all knowledge . |
| 26 | Member for Dundee , East asked about the purpose of the meetings that will take place with the trade unions . |
| 27 | The OPCS survey asked about the ability to undertake a variety of specific activities ; it did not ask about severity of limitation . |
| 28 | One of the kids asked about the foal and it suddenly occurred to me they 'd like to see all the mares , so I had them brought inside specially for visitors ' day . " |
| 29 | There was a murmur of agreement from the assembled men , then Springfield asked about the burst of gunfire he 'd heard not long after they 'd entered the grounds . |
| 30 | A Japanese man came in and asked about the china ducks . |