Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [verb] [indef pn] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | However there are plenty of useless stereotypes around and since they influence the way anthropologists write up their monographs I ought to say something about them . |
| 2 | I ought to do something about it . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I said to my wife : ‘ It 's crazy , someone ought to do something about this — there always seems to be an inadequate number of facilities for women . ’ |
| 4 | However , this issue can be looked at positively : perhaps someone may do something about their abuse as a result of Mr Rose 's coming forward — telling someone is one of the hardest things a victim can do . |
| 5 | Luckily , the rain had stopped and I spent a few minutes baling out , thinking once again that I must do something about drainage , but never seem to get round to it as the weather clears up and everything dries out very quickly . |
| 6 | I 'm killing all these plants by taking my students to Land 's End , I must do something about it . |
| 7 | Before I do so I must say something about the way in which the U K economy has developed since the latter half of the nineteenth century . |
| 8 | This is not a book about theoretical astronomy , but I must say something about the way in which a star radiates , because it is very much part of the overall story . |
| 9 | Er but of course I I must say something about section eleven funding , this whole section under funding , er is er featured in , in , in this section and er , er I 'm not too sure what the Tories are playing at er , unlike Bob I am not going to condemn them out of hand now , being a Democrat I want you to hear what they have to say and then we 'll roast them this afternoon |
| 10 | He answered : ‘ The man told me that he was a detective , and that I should say nothing about him to anyone . ’ |
| 11 | Maybe not : but before explaining , I should say something about our definitions . |
| 12 | If you catch her stealing blueprints , let me know , and I 'll do something about it . ’ |
| 13 | Yes yes I 'll do something about that . ’ |
| 14 | Well , well when you tell me where it is I 'll do something about it . |
| 15 | Now as it approaches the witching hour of um the witching hour of ten to ten I suggest we all go and run about a little bit for for ten minutes and I 'll do something about some of the emotional effects and some of the therapies in the next hour for all those who 're interested hello tape recorder , there 'll be another hour in a minute . |
| 16 | Because if , if you get a letter from somebody and you think oh , it 's lovely I 'll , I 'll do something about that . |
| 17 | I 'll say something about you getting ‘ 21 ’ ( ? ) and ‘ Humphries ’ ironed on your shirt ! |
| 18 | With me it was all too simple and evident , my behaviour — and I was a most law-abiding child — caused my parents pain , and as I could do nothing about it , certainly nothing to improve it , except to cease to exist , I grew more and more guilty . |
| 19 | Mrs Ross , Mrs Girdlestone added , had only her pension to live on , and she repeated that she would be glad if I could do something about her as soon as possible . |
| 20 | I could see everything about him very clearly . |
| 21 | Which I 'd know nothing about , er but just highly specialized in itself . |
| 22 | ‘ Maybe not but at least I 'd learn something about these caves . ’ |
| 23 | I 'd read something about slabs |
| 24 | I do not think I need say anything about what is known as the three-mile limit . |
| 25 | I have set out some of the reasons why the new clauses should not become part of the Bill and now I shall say something about general intention . |
| 26 | Several details have been omitted and I shall say nothing about the way Venus and the Sun move around their orbits , except that the point O on Venus 's orbit always lies between the Earth ( E ) and the Sun ( S ) , that V moves around O , and O and S move around the Earth . |
| 27 | I formed several theories about that call — all wrong , and I will say nothing about them . |
| 28 | ‘ Flora , ’ Anna said , pushing her fringe off her forehead , ‘ I can do nothing about your flute . |
| 29 | Unfortunately I can do nothing about the first two but it is my responsibility to protect your salary so that your wife and family are looked after . |
| 30 | ‘ But I do not flatter myself that I can do anything about them . |