Example sentences of "about for a [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
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| 1 | The sort of thing you read about for a cheap thrill in the advice column of a woman 's magazine — it really happens , it happens to you . |
| 2 | In a cold fury he stood and sat about for a long time within , twice changing from chair to chair . |
| 3 | But there 's something else — something else they 've known about for a long time but kept to themselves . ’ |
| 4 | Was this something recent or something you have known about for a long time ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Hangs about for a long time , that smell . ’ |
| 6 | This has been hanging about for a long , long time while I 've been on this and these people and they 're very special people I 've got this sword of hanging over my head . |
| 7 | She checked about for a likely place of shelter . |
| 8 | He was strong , crawled about for a short while and walked quite strongly at ten months . |