Example sentences of "[adv] i [verb] about [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Obviously I think about it , every East German has at some time thought about it , or still does . |
| 2 | So I forgot about him , at least until that evening when I gave Ellen some practice with the sextant . |
| 3 | ‘ Good Lord , Sir John , ’ Athelstan murmured , ‘ I always thought St Erconwald 's was bad but , if ever I moan about it again , remind me of this church and I 'll keep my mouth shut . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ The more I hear about him , the less I like him , ’ she admitted . |
| 5 | The more I thought about her , the nearer I got to beating off about her now . |
| 6 | It had not occurred to me that alternative arrangements could or would have been made , but , the more I thought about it , the more leaving the school seemed like the most sensible thing to do . |
| 7 | I began to see that you might have a grain of truth lurking there somewhere , and the more I thought about it the more it made sense . |
| 8 | The more I thought about it , the more I looked forward to seeing this little known mountainous region , and I had every intention of penetrating at least as far as the Webi Shebeli river . |
| 9 | However , the more I thought about it , the more it seemed that the approximations really ought to hold . |
| 10 | However , the more I thought about it , the more I imagined how nice it would be to have a really fabulous holiday in Andalucía . |
| 11 | The more I thought about it , the shedding of my watch became symbolic , and I rejoiced accordingly . |
| 12 | You know , " he hissed , " I used to wonder why my father left you to go out and fight against the British , I used to wonder why he sacrificed everything … but the more I learn about you , the more I realize why ! " |
| 13 | In fact , the more I think about it , few people have any self-control at all ! |
| 14 | The more I think about it the more I am amazed that men are so sanguine about this food-for-sex thing . |
| 15 | The more I think about it , the more I veer to the conclusion that it was all a fantasy . |
| 16 | The more I think about it the more I feel sure that this is the way . |
| 17 | The more I think about it , the more I persuade myself that I 've misjudged little Selina . |
| 18 | The more I think about it , the more I believe that it is a political unit in which the minority accept the verdict . |
| 19 | The more I think about it … ’ |
| 20 | ‘ The more I think about it , the more it seems she was very confused about her feelings . |
| 21 | The more I think about it the bleaker the home life of Professor and Mrs Maitland begins to seem . |
| 22 | The more I think about it , I must say , the more I 'm looking forward to our time together . ’ |
| 23 | Whenever I think about it there are many things which I feel I could usefully discuss with you : |
| 24 | Whenever I think about it I get a fluttery feeling in my tummy . |
| 25 | And there 's these hills where it 's hot and rains all the time , and in the rain forests there are these very tall trees and right in the top branches of the trees there are these like great big flowers called bromeliads and water gets into the flowers and makes little pools and there 's a type of frog that lays eggs in the pools and tadpoles hatch and grow into new frogs and these little frogs live their whole lives in the flowers right at the top of the trees and do n't even know about the ground and the world is full of things like that and now I know about them and I 'm never ever going to be able to see them and then you , ’ she gulped for breath , ‘ want me to come and live with you in a hole and wash your socks ! ’ |
| 26 | Now I thought about him , and thought about all the unsolved mysteries of his behaviour . |
| 27 | Ashley 's long hair was tied back and she looked rather attractive , now I thought about it . |
| 28 | I really miss Annie , now I think about her . |
| 29 | Now I think about it afterwards , the Road Hole was definitely the turning point of the Open for both Watson and Ballesteros . |
| 30 | ‘ Now I think about it , it was like Flint 's voice , but not exactly like it . |