Example sentences of "about [pers pn] [conj] [vb past] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ward was still asleep when I turned right and headed eastwards towards the Andes , the mist a white vapour , the rice fields , the cacti , the occasional trees , all having a weirdness about them that matched my mood and added to my growing fear of what lay ahead , beyond the mountains I could not see . |
| 2 | Strawberry came through the hedge by the crabapple tree , looked about him and made his way to Hazel . |
| 3 | He could not see her face , since it was turned from him , but there was something about her that made his heart stand still . |
| 4 | I learnt a lot about her and saw her side of why she took up illnesses as a comfort . ’ |
| 5 | He put his arms about her and lowered his face to meet her lips , then came and sat with them . |
| 6 | Maxim knew her driving well enough to be relaxed about it and spent his time folding and refolding a road map . |
| 7 | He was n't happy about it and extracted my promise not to try , on any account , to negotiate . |