Example sentences of "an [noun sg] of [noun] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the skeletons has an Amulet of Coal about its neck . |
| 2 | Some of the other EC countries , including Germany , Belgium and Italy , have an ethos of secrecy about business deals . |
| 3 | Or , like any fallible human sinner , was he desperately constructing an armour of simplicity about his devious shiftings ? |
| 4 | Indeed for a number of meetings there was an exchange of views about education , training and industry and increasing concern about whether partnership added anything to previous links , replaced them , or was simply another talking shop . |
| 5 | But the Court took the view that , even if the police had made an error of judgment about that matter , the application for the mandamus was misconceived . |
| 6 | In an era of uncertainty about inflation and interest rates , people 's expectations will be hard to predict . |
| 7 | ‘ There was an aura of greatness about Chapman . |
| 8 | There had been an aura of menace about the boy even at that age , and Tom had often pondered his real reason for not reporting the incident to the police . |
| 9 | As well as the tender melodies , you get snatches of biting lyrics that build an aura of strength about her personality . |
| 10 | I find that many great orthodox women have an aura of confidence about them , in contrast to the way the media give conflicting and undermining messages about the ideal woman . |
| 11 | The method is probably too little used because communication has an aura of truth about it and our cultural habit is to seek out truth rather than design workable falsehoods . |
| 12 | For many people there is an aura of mystery about dealing on the money markets but it just involves picking up a telephone , ringing two or three numbers , asking the price of something ( the interest or discount rate ) , and buying from the cheapest source . |
| 13 | Complex media like video have an aura of mystery about them . |
| 14 | Cathy was surprised how ill she looked , there was an area of paleness about her eyes , and her nose was pinched and reddened about the nostrils ; perhaps a summer cold , though Alan had said she was depressed . |
| 15 | Richard was running towards her , dodging between the legs of many passing travellers , a broad grin lighting his face and an air of excitement about him . |
| 16 | There was an air of excitement about Lady Merchiston for which her companion was quite unable to account . |
| 17 | The US Federal Trade Commission 's investigation of Microsoft Corp has had an air of unreality about it , with few people imagining that it will come to anything very much or lead to any significant change in the market , but now that the thing may be coming to a climax , what are the possible outcomes ? |
| 18 | He was relaxed , yet there was an air of dominance about him , of dynamism kept in check . |
| 19 | There was such an air of hopelessness about the place . |
| 20 | For Aquarius , There 's an air of misinformation about . |
| 21 | Even the Poorhouse had an air of prosperity about it . |
| 22 | It 's a shame that it 's now become part of a genre rather than the opening salvo it might have been , since Juice now has an air of predictability about it . |
| 23 | Despite his casual dress of jeans and shirt , there was still an air of sophistication about him that was in sharp variance to those around him , and she cursed Donal again for his stupid sense of humour because it now put her in the most ridiculous position . |
| 24 | ‘ Well , they looked like dragons , ’ said Twoflower , an air of defiance about him . |
| 25 | She sat up with a start , blinking , to find the room full of electric light again , and her host occupied in turning off the lamps , his face streaked with oil and his black hair wildly untidy , but with an air of triumph about him which she registered with some amusement . |
| 26 | The empty rooms echoed and there was an air of desolation about the whole place . |
| 27 | There was always an air of mystery about Browne , and he departed in 1926 amid hints of unsavouriness . |
| 28 | He was a tall , handsome man who had an air of confidence about him . |
| 29 | There is an air of class about the whole scheme . |
| 30 | There was an air of command about him that was quite alarming . |