Example sentences of "was [indef pn] [verb] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | The train journey down to london was nothing to rave about . |
| 2 | Just a lot of furniture in there but there was nothing hung about you know . |
| 3 | The Bookman put on a brave face and smiled , but Endill knew there was nothing to smile about . |
| 4 | He knew he was n't old , of course , so there was nothing to worry about . |
| 5 | He came round at once , and said that it was nothing to worry about ; Susan was worn out , that was all , and must stay in bed for a few days . |
| 6 | If she was innocent , there was nothing to worry about . |
| 7 | On the contrary it would merely increase their anxiety level , even if there was nothing to worry about . |
| 8 | It might even give him a nice profit on his outlay , which was nothing to worry about . |
| 9 | There was a small explosion at the ramparts several yards away , but it was nothing to worry about … only Harry trying to free the long , iron six-pounder in which the head of a French cynic , Voltaire , had become jammed … rather surprisingly , the Collector thought , a narrow , lozenge-shaped head like that ; Harry had been unable to ram the head home to the cartridge and so , according to normal procedure , was obliged to destroy the charge by pouring water down the vent ; followed by a small quantity of powder , also through the vent , to blow out his makeshift shot . |
| 10 | Jean-Claude had all the music worked out for the ‘ Chansons ’ , there was nothing to worry about there , and something good to come home to . |
| 11 | But I just looked up from the carpet with this great big reassuring smile and said there was nothing to worry about . ’ |
| 12 | Donna had called them from Jackie Quinn 's house , telling Jackie there was nothing to worry about . |
| 13 | There was nothing to worry about : if there had been , the fuzz would have come in with a warrant . |
| 14 | There was nothing to worry about , she told herself . |
| 15 | There was nothing to worry about , she assured herself . |
| 16 | It seems to have taken several months for the message to sink in that here was plenty to worry about , with deep implications for the inhabitants of planet Earth . |
| 17 | There was everything to worry about where Lori was concerned . |
| 18 | That really was something to cheer about , and people started to go round saying it would all be over by Christmas . |
| 19 | Many waverers must have reached for their chequebooks and signed on with a green campaign organization after hearing the latest pronouncement assuring them that there really was something to worry about . |
| 20 | ‘ I do n't see it was anything to laugh about , ’ said Dolly huffily . |