Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] him about the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He blamed the suppliers of the chemicals and British Steel , who contracted him to do the work , for not warning him about the safety procedure .
2 ‘ Did you not tell him about the Englishman ? ’
3 Anthony would probably move on sooner or later ; his bosses , two Anglo-Italian academics , had already warned him about the carelessness of his work .
4 Dalgliesh went on to question him about the blotter and the spent match .
5 I did n't tell him about the handbill I had found ; indeed , I quickly dismissed that as a mere coincidence .
6 She did n't tell him about the snake .
7 Isobel , bending her head , thought : I ca n't tell him about the baby ; not now .
8 Holmes then told him about the death of Sir Charles .
9 Irritated , she looked away and was about to tackle him about the apartment when her eyes fell on a party of very young children in fairy-tale costumes being shepherded past Quadri 's caffè by doting parents and grandparents .
10 I was just about to ask him about the horse — and I never got another chance afterwards .
11 ‘ I do n't think that 'd do him much harm , ’ she said , and went on to tell him about the incident in the Village , finishing up with the assassin 's miraculous recovery .
12 Strange , I never told him about the horrors of Maubisson . )
13 She never told him about the phone calls : I think perhaps she thought that might drive him away .
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