Example sentences of "he [vb past] [pron] about the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most intriguing matter supplied by Gaitskell was when he consulted me about the constant leakage of the party 's National Executive minutes to the Manchester Guardian . |
| 2 | They prepared Cameron for his appearance in the High Court of Justiciary by one final interview , a dry recapitulation of what had been said before , with the slightest of hints that it would go well for him if he divulged something about the United Scotsmen , who evidently still preyed on their minds . |
| 3 | Ellwood and Luke were crouched over Piper as he told them about the slow , magical dance of the cosmos . |
| 4 | He told me about the sheer quantity of submissions that the Review received and regretfully had to reject , and spoke admiringly of much of the material that does come to him . |
| 5 | He told me about the extensive work involved in restoring the area behind the cockpit . |
| 6 | He told me about the Icelandic landscapes , harsh yet wondrous , of the coloured rocks in Landmannalaugar and the emptiness . |
| 7 | And he told me about the increased risk of late miscarriage with amniocentesis as well . ’ |
| 8 | I remember him chuckling when he told me about the big farm men who came to have their teeth extracted . |
| 9 | This is what he told me about the Batty sale . |
| 10 | He told us about the longest race in Norway ; he had taken part and had done very well , finishing very close to the front of the ‘ amateur ’ racers ( as opposed to those who race dogs for a living ) . |
| 11 | He told us about the open-top Leyland ‘ Queen Mary ’ PD3 double-decker bus ( service 769 ) which runs from Perrymount Road , Hayward 's Heath to Sheffield Park station . |
| 12 | He thought it about the stupidest remark he 'd ever made — and so did she by the look on her face . |
| 13 | Ward must have been thinking along the same lines , for as the road flattened out and the mist began to glimmer with a strange brightness , he said something about the Promised Land . |