Example sentences of "[verb] about [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vi had heard about such things . |
| 2 | He and Richard must have heard about these things but in general they had failed to register . |
| 3 | Is n't it strange that we are taught about many things which may never come to pass and yet most of us are not prepared for the one inevitable occurrence in our lives ? |
| 4 | Just as they are taught other subjects , they should increasingly be taught about such topics as mental handicap so that they do not grow up with the prejudices that their parents may possess . |
| 5 | Would the average person , who never thinks about such things and is unfit and unsteady , have survived ? |
| 6 | As he grows older he thinks about fewer things — he is now mainly occupied with the Common Market , the cold war and the Atlantic Alliance . |
| 7 | That 's all he ever thinks about these days . ’ |
| 8 | Being British , one would not gush about such things ; winemaker , jazz-lover and poet Andre Ostertag , being French , has no such qualms . |
| 9 | A spokesman for the British Army of the Rhine would not confirm or deny whether the documents were genuine , saying yesterday : ‘ We do not comment about these matters . ’ |
| 10 | Sometimes I asked about these stories . |
| 11 | I said , Why do n't you just say , ‘ I asked about those records you ordered ? ’ |
| 12 | He asked about several crimes of violence that had happened in south-east Antrim and Beattie told him that he knew nothing about any of them . |
| 13 | Women grumble about these inequalities , and sometimes men complain that they too feel restricted by the roles they have to play . |
| 14 | My dearest love , I chatter about all sorts of odd news , when I really only want to tell you that my real self is in your keeping . |
| 15 | I think people give it away too much ; I do n't think they take the time to sit down and think about all aspects of being a creative person . |
| 16 | I think people give it away too much ; I do n't think they take the time to sit down and think about all aspects of being a creative person |
| 17 | He had not thought it possible that an innocent girl like Cora-Beth could think about such things , let alone voice them . |
| 18 | Nice people did n't think about such things , which was why child-abuse and wife-beating went frequently unremarked . |
| 19 | Men did n't think about such things . |
| 20 | Just to kind of get a feel of that importance , erm let's think about some categories of communication which we may not use verbal channels for very much , okay ? |
| 21 | " Well , sir , " said Hazel , " my brother does n't really think about these feelings he gets . |
| 22 | ‘ It got people to sit down and think about these things . |
| 23 | A mother should n't even think about these things , I suppose . |
| 24 | You , you actually , the estimators do think about these things , believe it or not . |
| 25 | You 've just got ta think about these things Kimmy have n't we ? |
| 26 | And it 's really to make people to attract peoples ' attention and to make them think about these issues . |
| 27 | Under the secret rules of Cabinet procedure , the prime minister has the right to be consulted about all chairmanships and deputy chairmanships of public boards and commissions of inquiry . |
| 28 | To the very end of his long life he continued to be consulted about these types of issues , and lived to be present at the Pan Anglican Congress of 1908 , at which so many of his ideals were acclaimed . |
| 29 | Consulted about these arrangements , many women choose to work only with other women as it inhibits them less . |
| 30 | A previous review of the default surcharge , conducted in 1989 , concluded that no substantive changes were necessary and , at this stage , no details have been given about any changes Customs are now proposing . |