Example sentences of "about [pers pn] [conj] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Incidentally , much of the success of direct mail lies in the fact that , apart from bills , most of the population get no mail at all and people are delighted to get a letter that expresses interest in them , concern about them and opens the door for further contact and involvement . |
| 2 | An annual employee profile is issued to each employee showing the information held about him/her and giving the employee the opportunity to make known any inaccuracies . |
| 3 | Toby had n't had time to try the ‘ exclusive ’ story on the dirty mac brigade and they clustered about me and shouted the usual obvious questions . |
| 4 | And somethin' else — ’ There was an excitement about him that showed the boy behind the man . |
| 5 | He decided to consult Mr Dixon , his English teacher , who was also his counsellor and , therefore , knew more about him than did the other teachers . |
| 6 | I fantasise about him and get the shakes when he 's in the room . |
| 7 | Even his mother , Grandma Williams — who was ending her days boasting to people in the pub about her famous grandson , telling distant relatives who suddenly appeared out of the woodwork about him and regaling the family with stories about her strange neighbours — became scared of him . |
| 8 | These crags are already equipped , and there 's nothing you can do about it except enjoy the security . |
| 9 | If this behavior is inherent in the sample , very little can be done about it except to change the exciting wavelength to one that reduces the effect . |
| 10 | I actually ran onto the green and asked if they realised this , but they said they had talked about it but rejected the idea . |
| 11 | And there was something about it that froze the blood , even before he woke up and knew it was real . |
| 12 | But they are not renowned for their adventurousness and the final product has an arbitrary dullness about it that suggests the product of a predictable corporate culture . |
| 13 | ‘ I put in a TOP TIP about it and got the go-ahead to install Kan-Krushers at 18 different points on the site . |
| 14 | ‘ Please do n't become bourgeois about it and send the vice squad round : we 've enough troubles . |
| 15 | If the Government claim that the health service is safe in their hands , will they do something about it and provide the resources , so that hospitals — particularly in the Edinburgh area — are given the back-up that they deserve ? |