Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] was [pron] about the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It suggested that there was something about the man , some unknown factor which made him slightly suspect in the eyes of the authorities . |
| 2 | Sometimes actually I think ‘ Oh I 'd like to go back to work ’ — to be in that hubbub — because I always worked in the West End and there was something about the atmosphere — being dressed all day … |
| 3 | ok , this poem 's called erm A Pause In A Moment Worn out days dressed in damp wheat , heavy coat pulling at tired shoulders , memory pushed back , brought forward in the click of a stick , pause in a moment , sunset reflected in eyes offering the warmth of recognition , so that poem started with the overcoat and that was the mood as I say , that was the mood of rejection erm and there was something about the way the old girl was looking at the women on the bridge , almost as if there was this recognition and , as it brought back memories that perhaps went or as black as the overcoat , erm the next er painting which I 'm going to read to you about is erm have you |
| 4 | And there was something about the girl , with her contemptuous mouth and lolling posture , something strong and indefinable , like a smell , the smell of a bitch on heat . |
| 5 | And there was something about the easy way they were together , evidently in the full flow of conversation , that sent a quick uneasy dart of emotion rushing through her . |
| 6 | He did n't answer at first and there was something about the quality of his silence that caused a flicker of fear to touch her heart . |
| 7 | Miguel stood where she had left him , outlined against the star-studded sky , and there was something about the way he was standing that reminded her of someone else … |
| 8 | Elspeth was fair-haired , almost blonde , Rebecca was dark but there was something about the eyes they had in common , yet where Elspeth was grave and silent most of the time , Rebecca , or Becky as she was usually called , was lively and voluble . |
| 9 | Perhaps I have been over enthusiastic about this project , but there was something about the schools I visited , and I am no stranger to African primary schools , which seemed to me to provide a recipe for steady progress . |
| 10 | The figure in the seat was human , as far as he could make out in the murky light , but there was something about the awkward way it was sprawled in the chair that made him glad he could n't see it any clearer . |
| 11 | She had no wish to appear impolite but there was something about the man that made her cringe . |
| 12 | Animals rarely surprise me but there was something about the buck , once I noticed it sitting there , that froze me for a second . |
| 13 | His tone was polite , but there was something about the scene — the girl with her eyes on the ground , the man with the imperious bearing — that set Caroline 's teeth on edge . |
| 14 | He was smiling still , but there was something about the smile that sent a warning tingle dancing along her spine . |
| 15 | But what was it about the concept of citizenship that made it so popular in political discussion and why were ‘ boy labour ’ reformers so eager to introduce working-class adolescents to its supposed virtues ? |