Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [be] [adj] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | Philip had a great deal to be pleased about . |
| 2 | I hope that these very brief summaries of our business do not leave you feeling depressed after the fourth year of recession in our industry because we all have a good deal to be optimistic about . |
| 3 | Speaking from his holiday home in Kennebunkport , President George Bush sought to distance himself from the controversy , stating that it was not " a matter for the president to be concerned about , especially on the first day of his vacation " . |
| 4 | Teachers seem to appreciate an attempt to be positive about the Education Reform Act . |
| 5 | There was no intention to be secretive about the Iraqi contract and there is no cover up . |
| 6 | I am trying to encourage our branches to be systematic about identifying and recording departure applications and other cases where it seems planning guidance and officers ' advice is being ignored . |
| 7 | I 'd sooner have the duvet to be honest about it ! |
| 8 | Yes Chairman i it relates to the the body of the policies in the structure plan and if Aida 's plan generally conforms then we must er issue a statement of general conformity er however if there is a , a problem that we 've had for example about the wording of the reference to the erm East Worthing access road , then although that it 's quite proper for this committee to be concerned about that wording and ultimately possibly even to object to the plan on the basis of the wording , it does n't affect the extent to which the plan conforms or does n't conform with the structure plan overall . |
| 9 | Bear in mind that the Department of the Environment has guidelines encouraging local planners to be flexible about change of use where this may help to provide a new lease of life for a problem listed building . |
| 10 | Going out-of-door was , of course , the most favoured activity of Sherman and Austin and it was not unusual for Sherman to be excited about going outside . |
| 11 | And he used to sort of be embarrassed about it . |
| 12 | The difference between total welfare gain in this and the previous case is quite significant , and it illustrates the importance of being clear about the underlying factors . |
| 13 | In fact , since so little is known about human functioning there is no point in being complex about problem-solving . |
| 14 | When talking about individual cheeses , I have tried to mention only those that are available in the UK without too much difficulty — I see no point in being lyrical about a cheese that you will have to travel to London ( or abroad ) to purchase . |
| 15 | There was no point in being curious about hopeless situations . |
| 16 | ‘ There 's no point in being annoyed about it . |
| 17 | Melissa was about to retort that Dora had every right to be concerned about her friend , but reminded herself that it was no business of hers and that in any case , Dora was quite capable of fighting her own battles . |
| 18 | Because his refusal to be sincere about his feelings toward her leads her further away from her own values , she begins to resent the way in which he constantly gives her the linguistic slip : ‘ Concepts which still meant much to her , by which she had once lived , were swerved aside with a smart epigram , a pun , a quotation , a dirty story ’ ( 170 ) . |
| 19 | Much of the finishing work has already transferred to Corporate Jet headquarters in Little Rock , Arkansas , and 269 redundancies have already been agreed for Broughton , causing workers to be worried about their long-term future . |
| 20 | There is no need to be anxious about the cost of seeing a solicitor ; ask for an explanation of charges at the outset . |
| 21 | There is no need to be embarrassed about having worms . |
| 22 | ‘ However , we 've beaten both Lyngby and Leeds home and away and see no need to be concerned about Marseille . |
| 23 | For the vast majority of individuals this is still the case and they have no need to be concerned about the changes described below . |
| 24 | Operators who have their tachograph charts analysed by an outside agency need to be careful about exactly what it is they are buying and whether it meets their requirements in protecting them from breaches of the law by their employees and agents . |
| 25 | Obviously there 's a need to be clear about legal and copyright terms but it 's certainly a service that 's got a lot of potential . |
| 26 | Then , this method was effective , forcing ministers to watch over everything that might cause trouble and forcing officials to be punctilious about every major step they took . |
| 27 | That matter is high on their agenda , and the hon. Gentleman may recall that the Labour party has distinguished itself over the past 40 years by being wrong about practically every foreign policy and defence issue that has come before it . |
| 28 | There is not normally any corresponding selection on males to be choosy about who they mate with . |
| 29 | This development underlines the need for the manager of education to be knowledgeable about the broad field of government initiatives for employment training . |
| 30 | ‘ People have too many other things to be worrying about than remembering a revolution that did not achieve very much . ’ |