Example sentences of "what the [noun] be about " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought it was interesting as well that the stuff I got from the I and R V with it , was a lot about audio description and the tape and how much it cost and how wonderful this was and it was the first time it had ever been done , but there was nothing , as is always the case , there was nothing actually about what the film was about , it was full of sort of , this is the first time it 's done , but nothing about sort of this is the film about , about this , this is what the story 's about , you know . |
| 2 | Depends what the story 's about |
| 3 | I mean I , I tend to think it 's a , it 's a play that 's got some very very funny bits in it , I do n't want to give away what the story 's about , but whilst there 's been the frivolity on the slopes , the whole thing starts to take on a , a , I tell you what it was , I remember reading an article by Dr Ruth , who said that good skiers are good in bed because the image of , of the skier is very potent , you know , and very strong . |
| 4 | Thus , in the case of an imperative clause , for instance , the verb naturally occupies thematic position because that is what the message is about : getting the addressee to do something . |
| 5 | Does topic mean the same thing as theme , that is , what the message is about ? |
| 6 | I think we can all get the flavour of what the message is about even if we do n't understand all the language . |
| 7 | The most obvious dimension of the curriculum as knowledge is the ‘ object ’ of study , i.e. what the course is about ( see Figure 2.1 ) . |
| 8 | It does n't matter what the conversation is about : however inconsequential it seems , treat it as though all of it is important . |
| 9 | Creating a greater understanding of what the school is about ? |
| 10 | She 'd already made a bit of a name for herself , only locally but you know what the Germans are about music , and the district party bosses liked romantic pieces so she became the star turn at their more respectable booze-ups . |
| 11 | And I 'll tell you what the problem is about the Trusts , and I 'll explain why they are opting out of the National Health Service . |
| 12 | and someone , I do n't know whether it 's the director , or someone actually says this play is , is the half hour , quarter of an hour , chat say , this is what the play 's about |
| 13 | Any more ideas on what the poem is about ? |
| 14 | I thought it was interesting as well that the stuff I got from the I and R V with it , was a lot about audio description and the tape and how much it cost and how wonderful this was and it was the first time it had ever been done , but there was nothing , as is always the case , there was nothing actually about what the film was about , it was full of sort of , this is the first time it 's done , but nothing about sort of this is the film about , about this , this is what the story 's about , you know . |
| 15 | ‘ Is that what the fuss is about ? ’ |
| 16 | President , Congress , brothers and sisters the G M B is a general broad-based union , so the people here , the delegates here from the private sector may wonder what the fuss is about , as my colleague from London asked why was n't all this kicked about twelve years ago ? |
| 17 | ‘ So that 's what the atmosphere was about when I came to collect you ! ’ |
| 18 | is that the whole meet what the meeting 's about ? |
| 19 | sorted you know I could , I could try and zero it in a bit more on , on , on what the data was about erm |
| 20 | I 've only been in the industry , I 've only been with this company for two and half years , and when I joined and had a look at what the industry was about , there were thirty express overnight carriers . |
| 21 | But you get a general flavour of what the action is about , and you follow most of it . |
| 22 | ‘ So that 's what the search is about ? ’ |