Example sentences of "i [verb] about [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The idea came from the experience of pulling hair out of the bathtub ; ‘ this made me think about the things that are worthless , that we want to get rid of , the embarrassing hidden things like body hair , and the things we value and cultivate — in our culture , for instance , the head of hair is usually the first thing people register when they look at someone , a great deal of energy and money is , therefore , expended on hairdressing and styling . |
| 2 | Anna wants me to know about the birthday party she had in July . |
| 3 | You know , when I said let me know about the blood results , I did n't expect you to call in person . ’ |
| 4 | Stalling for his arrival I asked about the religion . |
| 5 | I mean , ’ he stammered , ‘ when I asked about the funeral , you looked shocked and grieved . |
| 6 | Is he aware that , when I asked about the growth in employment in south Derbyshire recently , I was told that figures were available only until 1989 , that they are collected only once every six years and that figures for self-employment are collected only once every 10 years ? |
| 7 | I asked about the baby and she looked at me as if I should know . ’ |
| 8 | You know , when I was bringing up my children in the early seventies I read about the the mergence of the new working woman , you know , how to balance a career and a home and children , and I could n't for the life of me think what was new about this working woman ! |
| 9 | The comments I made about the narrowness of Nicolson Street at the Community Centre was based on observations from Highways to the effect that it would not be possible to fit in a northbound bus lane unless there were only a single southbound lane and no bus stop . |
| 10 | I have nothing to add to the point that I made about the statement . |
| 11 | I will elaborate on the point that I made about the disruption that may be caused when additional tens of thousands of people are brought into the area , if the development at King 's Cross goes ahead . |
| 12 | I I turn that that the point I made about the the the lack of inquiry because er er in effect we know very little about what went wrong with B C C I and particularly what went wrong with the audit er of B C C I because we have n't had an inquiry er into this country and to what went wrong in that instance . |
| 13 | Or , ‘ The Doctor wants I to see about the moss in the tennis court . |
| 14 | ‘ I mean about the principle . |
| 15 | If you 've followed the plot so far , you 'll see what I mean about the conglomeration of bits and pieces from different instruments that have been amassed for this guitar . |
| 16 | Then there is The Delectation Sinistrorse — a girdle of VS standard ( see what I mean about the dictionary ! ) |
| 17 | Framsden mill and its environs will illustrate what I mean about the compactness and self-sufficiency of the rural villages in East Anglia . |
| 18 | I mean about the job , that 's why I got fast you see ? |
| 19 | See , see what I mean about the board , it you know with the |
| 20 | Cos once er I mean about the s third time the , no the first time I went in the f in the rapid that was all |
| 21 | If I grumble about the last movement of the Tchaikovsky , I certainly would not complain about the delicacy of the pizzicato of the third movement . |
| 22 | If it is that I do not , on the grounds that had I heard about the invitation my justification would have been defeated , you have a duty to give some account of why the ( unknown to me ) truth that my wife has refused the invitation does not somehow redress the balance . |
| 23 | I got to , I got about a pound on me . |
| 24 | I know she were , she were brick shit she were , I said to Lyn I said I 'm bloody sure , I could have actually , she , she were nearly eating out of my arm , in them last few weeks , I 'll tell you , ooh the encouragement I got about the driving ooh I ca n't do it Lyn and when I comes in that day the first test I had she 'd made a great big fucking cake |
| 25 | Well , I must admit I got about the bottom mark . |
| 26 | ‘ It was n't a hang-on or hang-in performance and it bears out what I say about an improvement here . ’ |
| 27 | I forget about the flash of white . |
| 28 | And before meeting him , I wandered about the Left Bank reminding myself that I had been prescribed the city of love to feast my senses . |
| 29 | Which is fair enough because one of the things I mentioned about the benefits of er or the things we should try to achieve in retirement or secure in retirement , is that if you 've had a challenge in life whilst you 're working then for goodness sake do n't drop it when you retire . |
| 30 | Maybe I mentioned about the fillings coming out on this side of my mouth and at the back , so I ca They took it out in my living room and hypnotized me to forget , hypnotized walking about in my sleep with it , to sleep , got me in the chair and done it , got out of the house , programmed me to go to that dentist in , which I did do instead of going to Mr at . |