Example sentences of "is [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 Other than that , I ca n't see what it is about her that is so dreadful suddenly , but the tone of disappointment and warning in my mother 's voice does get through to me .
2 I saw how protective he is about her , and how could he protect her better than by being married to her .
3 talk about , I do n't know what it is about her I do n't like her , very often I sort of she , to me she 's sarcastic , the way , the way she 's talking to you there 's sarcasm there all the time , you know , like
4 What is about me ?
5 If people want to think a song is about them , it does n't bother me .
6 Can you say what it is about them that threatens you ?
7 It will vaguely push to expand trade with South American countries , but that is about it .
8 I 'm in , and that 's all there is about it . ’
9 And that is about it .
10 Lesley 's niece , Beverley Spencer , 18 , said : ‘ She is on a life support unit but you can talk to her and she can flicker her eyes in response but that is about it .
11 I look back on my time there with a lot of affection , but I feel that if a rock writer is doing his job properly , three years is about it . ’
12 And that really I think is about it unless there are Interpretation of As much as I 'm going to .
13 I know a lot of people to say ‘ Hello ’ to , but that is about it .
14 I do n't know what it is about it , but I find I have the urge to sit here and enjoy it .
15 They know that the Opposition team consists of a television producer , a psychiatrist , a social anthropologist , a trade union official and a charity worker — and that is about it .
16 Always think what the chosen piece is doing for you — after all , the audition is about you , the naked ape , as well as that inner spark of inspiration you may have .
17 If you can understand what your apathy is about you will realize that the only way to overcome it is to act .
18 This is about you .
19 THE BEATMASTERS FEATURING ELAINE VASSELL : Du n no What It is About You BOMB THE BASS : Keep Giving Me Love
20 All this is about you .
21 GUIL : But if he gave it to me there 's no reason why you should have had it in the first place , in which case I do n't see what all the fuss is about you not having it .
22 However , it is not about your father that I summoned you today , it is about you . ’
23 At least — at least — I do n't know what it is about you , Miss Abbott , but you make me want to bare my soul to you — I did have a wife once , years ago , when I was very young , but she left me , not I her , to live with someone else .
24 The Group 's Vision and Mission is about you and how we can maximise your skills , commitment and enthusiasm to continue our successful growth .
25 Er what do you think about this erm this leaf stem sculpture that all the fuss is about you know the one that 's down by er Marks and Spencers ?
26 Sor if I sorted out being able to book at this restaurant which only is about I 'd be in
27 It clearly worked for my Russian neighbour , who turned to me with tears in her eyes after the chorus 's outfront plea at the end of the Streltsy scene and said , ‘ this is about us , now ’ .
28 ask you for it , is as it was reasonably sound , there is no reason why it should just sit and suddenly collapse .
29 You know given that life is as it is are you okay and he said yes so I went round the gardens and I came back to him and I had a friend coming for lunch and I thought this is ridiculous , I 'm going to have something to drink and I 'm going to have a meal so I made him an enormous great wad of cheese sandwiches and some apples and a piece of cake and some biscuits and a cup of tea and I went downstairs with the milk and the sugar and cup of tea and all this stuff and I went into the gardens and this poor child he looked very defensively a second time and I said well I thought you might like some breakfast and I wrapped the second lot up so if you 've nothing later on , why not put it in your pocket and eat later in the day and I did n't know whether you took milk or sugar , so I thought I 'd better just ask you and do you know I thought he was going to cry .
30 Erm I , I er much of the compliment that you paid t to me and the department in terms of the efficiency that we 've , which we 're dealing with the correspondence , I , I am conscious of the fact that in something of this nature those er members that you mentioned , some of them are , are here this morning erm are , are not er s receiving er a regular erm series of er erm letters or , or pieces of information from the department and it 's very much an ad hoc situation erm and at the moment as far as is concerned , we are waiting for the the completion of some of the reporting before we erm er submerge them with er a , a , a , a lot of paper , but if there are any particular issues that erm any of those members or indeed any other members erm particularly wants to pursue , er th th the position is as it is on , on any matter , please do get in touch .
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