Example sentences of "[vb past] about the " in BNC.
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| 1 | One popular theory was that it was propagated by the miasma which hung about the damp , insanitary places such as overcrowded burial grounds . |
| 2 | Groups of men and youths hung about the street corners . |
| 3 | He hung about the Palace a good deal himself , as he was entitled to do , being the King 's only contact with Astorre 's army . |
| 4 | He normally hung about the house all day and disappeared before his father brought the sheep back from pasture so as to avoid milking time . |
| 5 | She hung about the villa . |
| 6 | No chalky dust hung about the stalls . |
| 7 | A cold damp hung about the beechwood furniture and clung to the velour drapes . |
| 8 | Unable to face his wife in the bungalow in High Park Avenue and fearful of meeting her in one of the shops if he hung about the town , he set off for another walk along the beach , striking out this time in the opposite direction from the one he 'd taken that morning . |
| 9 | This train , like every other one , was packed to the doors , and when it was left in sidings periodically to allow trains of troops , and ammunition and essential war materials to plod by , the hum of conversation hung about the carriages almost tangibly . |
| 10 | Yet a soporific stillness hung about the air , as though the dusty dry land was still enjoying a siesta . |
| 11 | As he hung about the Red Anchor he noticed for the first time that its character was changing . |
| 12 | It was the same story which brought about the downfall of another huge yard — Tyne — in October 1989 . |
| 13 | But it was not Mr Kinnock whose speech brought about the miraculous change of heart on unilateralism . |
| 14 | It was , he maintains , the complete reversal in the manufacturer-retailer relationship where design is concerned that brought about the high-street revolution for which Habitat was largely responsible . |
| 15 | This is explained in terms of the nature of the Germanic invasions which brought about the destruction of the Roman Empire and is dealt with in Chapters 7 and 8 . |
| 16 | That split ended an era , but brought about the birth of real political parties . |
| 17 | To deal with the blood differential first : according to the later thinking of the tannaim ( rabbis of the first centuries AD ) , the reason for the Levitical laws of menstruation and childbirth was as punishment for the sin of Eve who brought about the death of Adam . |
| 18 | These changes show how financial pressures brought about the collapse of the early Roman coinage system ; so much so that it seems that for a time the Roman state had to fight the war on credit given by some of its citizens . |
| 19 | That threat of invasion was , however , removed , in 1805 , by the great naval victory at Trafalgar , in which Horatio Nelson destroyed the French fleet at the cost of his own life , This was followed by General Arthur Wellesley — who later became the Duke of Wellington — leading British troops into the Spanish Peninsula against Napoleon , who then began to experience considerable defeats , not the least of which was his retreat from Moscow in the winter of 1812 , and the following year saw the Duke of Wellington taking the war into France culminating in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 , which brought about the final defeat of Napoleon . |
| 20 | The suggestion book also spawned the idea for two divisions , 1–10 and 11–18 , and brought about the reduction in the price of a ‘ splash ’ to 1d. ‘ as in the best Henley Hotels ’ . |
| 21 | Many countries who received aid to introduce the Green Revolution had repressive regimes , whose policies had in the first place brought about the poverty . |
| 22 | At a recent press conference in Lahore , Nawaz Sharif claimed that it was his peace mission which brought about the joint US-Soviet communique which embarrassed the Bush government on the eve of Bush 's ‘ State of the Nation ’ address . |
| 23 | Fanatical warriors inspired by a new and militaristic religion , Islam , brought about the final break between East and West . |
| 24 | Most of the mining remains to be found date from the nineteenth century , during the last period of activity before cheaper foreign copper brought about the decline and fall of the local industry . |
| 25 | The collapse of the export market for Yorkshire coal brought about the decline of the port . |
| 26 | Good fortune brought about the appointment of a new cook-supervisor : a chef from a successful local restaurant looking for more social hours , better pay and a challenge . |
| 27 | Certainly , it brought about the beginnings of an emotional freedom I had not known , and a deeper commitment to radical politics . |
| 28 | Attrition , bribery and plain common sense brought about the fall of Kyrenia a few weeks after Nicholas returned there , and although Carlotta , kept in ignorance , might have been devastated by the news , it held no surprises for the people of Cyprus . |
| 29 | It 's about a decade since the launch of the Karrimor K-SB3 , which brought about the so called lightweight boot revolution , and the last ten years have been the ideas evolve in a very effective manner . |
| 30 | SAC announced a requirement for some 250 B-70s , but on August 10 , 1959 the Air Force announced the cancellation of the highly expensive boron fuel , which in turn brought about the demise of the GE YJ93-5 engine . |