Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] be [adj] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doc Threadneedle had been right about the sex . |
| 2 | Good old Nate Springfield had been right about the existence of a tunnel after all . |
| 3 | But Eve had been resolute about never lying to the nuns . |
| 4 | Of course John , her husband , told Elizabeth that Ivy had been right about the fuse-boxes : they just had n't come to her notice , so she had to eat humble pie . |
| 5 | Nigel had been right about the rain , but she did n't hesitate . |
| 6 | Alain had been uneasy about his mother being here alone . |
| 7 | Robert had been vague about them on an embarrassing number of occasions . |
| 8 | Adam had been right about the contacts she could make , but her mind was no longer in tune with business this evening . |
| 9 | Celia had been worried about the blood-groups . |
| 10 | Leary had been diffident about approaching Joseph although it might have advanced his career , but Durance appeared to have done it for him . |
| 11 | Lydia had been eloquent about the house behind the garage . |
| 12 | She felt sure that Allen had been wrong about the white horse . |
| 13 | But his solicitor Geoff Cardwell said Thompson had been worried about a man who had been carrying out some work for his ex-wife . |
| 14 | She thought it a mite expensive , but it looked a respectable place , and Mrs Taylor had been sympathetic about Grandfather . |
| 15 | Prior William had been right about one thing . |
| 16 | ‘ Brenda does n't know , ’ said Wendy , ‘ but apparently poor Margot started being sick about one o'clock in the morning and then had a most frightful pain in her tummy . ’ |
| 17 | When he had looked at her so intently , Vitor d'Arcos had been curious about an intruder , that was all . |
| 18 | On March 21st , a despatch from Falkenhayn admitted that Rupprecht had been right about the British not being able to take the offensive , and at the same time it ordered the withdrawal of three of his divisions for the general reserve . |
| 19 | Oswin had been right about his valet . |
| 20 | NICRA had been concerned about the potential for violence which arose when the Apprentice Boys of Derry gave notice of their intention to stage an ‘ Annual Initiation Ceremony ’ to coincide with the demonstration . |