Example sentences of "it be about [adj] [pers pn] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 ‘ Unless we can think of something really clever , I 'm afraid it 's about all we can do .
2 It is a sad day when we are grateful for not being abused in this house , but it 's about all we have to be thankful for until this wretched system is altered , root and branch .
3 It 's about all I have n't got rid of . ’
4 And since it 's about all I do have until the end of the month I shall have to use it . "
5 It 's about all I am intending to keep on ! ’ he told her with a husky , sensual bark of laughter that left her breathless and quivering in his arms as he entered the room and tossed her lightly down on to the bed .
6 He had decided to give up , had , indeed , spent several hours trying to think of one thing he actually liked about Elinor when , two days before the funeral , she looked up from a quiche Lorraine ( 'Billykins says it 's about all she could face ’ ) and barked : ‘ What are we going to drink ? ’
  Next page