Example sentences of "about [pron] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was summat about my head in the stars and walking on clouds in it . |
| 2 | I do not need the hon. Member for Gordon to lecture me about my affinity with the mining industry . |
| 3 | Their plight made me feel rather guilty about my concern over the mosquito bites on my face . |
| 4 | What about my pen in the coat pocket ? |
| 5 | On the way home through Canada I wrote the first few chapters of a book about my views on the tour . |
| 6 | ‘ My superiors would have dismissed Graham 's allegations about my past as the ramblings of a broken man . |
| 7 | I might even have griped about my existence with the Gorengs and thought wistfully of alternatives . |
| 8 | After the hearing , Miss Lamplugh said : ‘ I did not actually think about my sister at the time . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've enjoyed speaking to audiences about my experiences in the game , ’ he said . |
| 10 | Having by then disposed of public affairs , he asked me about my work at the LCC school . |
| 11 | I have been enabled to think seriously and deeply about my approach to the subject . |
| 12 | After a reasonable second class in Part I of the mathematics Tripos I transferred to theology : my tutor , Fred Marsh , gave me a deep love and critical understanding of the Old Testament , but was realistic about my chances in the theological Tripos . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , ’ he said , ‘ I was damned if I was going to have people going around talking about my system as the Cherkin shit experiment . ’ |
| 14 | Erm the point that both the others raised about my objection with the large document and my objection regarding what you were going to do with the information you could have apacked and come out with a stronger result . |
| 15 | Indeed this ‘ gender neutral ’ definition of sexism has become so prevalent even since the first edition of this book was written , it is necessary in this revised edition to be much more explicit about my use of the term . |
| 16 | In Chapter 12 I give additional clarifications about my use of the word " structure " and try to explain why a structural approach is incompatible with a description of the world in terms of objects and attributes . |
| 17 | As a fledgling journalist on the Yorkshire Evening Post I had written one or two bits and pieces about my jaunts into the Dales . |
| 18 | ‘ The only blessing about my absence from the side recently is that owner Sam Hammam has not had to pay me my goal bonuses ! ’ |
| 19 | I knew you 'd get to know about my legacy in the will , the fact I was short of money , the row — and the whole thing just blew up in my mind . |
| 20 | I spotted a critical piece about my department in the Economist and drafted a letter to the editor for Mellowes to send but he did n't use it . |
| 21 | I had not told her about my summons to the Palace , but when I appeared in a tail coat , this unusual costume , combined with the insistence on punctuality , led her to make an accurate deduction . |
| 22 | But I still have twinges of uncertainty about my place within the wider Black women 's struggle . |
| 23 | ‘ Only the other day I was at the vicarage , seeing Mrs Ainger about my stall at the bazaar-I 'm doing the fancy work this year , you know — and there was pussy , bold as brass , if you please , walking into the lounge as if she owned it . ’ |
| 24 | A review of SSAP 13 by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in January 1992 expressed the view that : ‘ SSAP 13 ( Revised ) was a relatively small step towards requiring companies to disclose more information about their plans for the future . |
| 25 | Sometimes an extremely simple technique is sufficient — for example Coveney ( 1986 ) reports that he obtained enough data to allow him to study quantitatively different ways of expressing future time in the French verb , simply by asking speakers about their plans for the future . |
| 26 | In his view , they should be able to undertake more thorough investigations and be placed in a position to ask children and parents about their plans for the future . |
| 27 | I shall be talking to Stephen Ball and others about their studies of the effectiveness of this approach to education . |
| 28 | Four cabinet members were facing questions last night about their part in the fiasco . |
| 29 | He had been planning to talk to scientists there about their fears for the future when the project ends . |
| 30 | While at the hospital Mr Cook spoke to staff about their fears for the future when the trust comes into operation . |