Example sentences of "[verb] him about his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He remembered a conversation he 'd once had with his brother , who had teased him about his interest in the works of Elinor Dove . |
| 2 | ‘ I told him about his man Modena at 40–1 . |
| 3 | Then I told him about his man Modena at 40–1 . |
| 4 | ‘ I told him about his identity tonight , ’ he snapped . |
| 5 | Black Blossom dared to tease him about his height and wiggle her huge breasts in his face to show how much taller she was by comparison . |
| 6 | With six children to feed she felt unable to challenge him about his mistress lest he walked out on her for good . |
| 7 | Nobody seems to have told him about his humiliation . |
| 8 | A European woman might at least chastise him about his drinking ! |
| 9 | They admired his courage and pace but warned him about his frame in a jungle of South African man-mountains . |
| 10 | My mother was so dazzled she never even thought to question him about his job , but she grew to live for the visits he made daily to the shop . |
| 11 | She was now only a step away from her target , so she was n't far from getting to know him well enough to question him about his allegiance — just as long as she could keep his escort sweet , which would probably mean more bondage if that was the only way he could get his nuts off . |
| 12 | ‘ Yes , ’ she agreed , though while she felt it would not be right for her to question him about his employer , she could see no reason — since he must be aware of the contents of Ven Gajdusek 's desk diary — for not mentioning , ‘ I came here specifically to interview Mr Gajdusek last Friday , but — ’ |
| 13 | She preferred to talk about films and books and records , and though she seemed interested in him , asking him about his life , he felt cheated as well as flattered . |
| 14 | She could n't resist asking him about his date . |
| 15 | I mean , okay if it is the kid — the gardener said a pile of comics and old coke tins — but if it 's a six-foot tramp with a ten-year-old IQ I might look a bit silly asking him about his home life . ’ |
| 16 | Jimmy was talking to Wood 's gillie one night , asking him about his gentleman 's astonishing success with the small fly : ‘ Wee Blue Charm be damned . |
| 17 | The coroner spoke sharply to Wells , asking him about his statement and why he had not followed it up . |
| 18 | I asked him about his communication system with the engineer . |
| 19 | Mungo and Emily asked him about his childhood . |
| 20 | No wonder he clammed up whenever I asked him about his childhood . |
| 21 | ‘ I asked him about his attitude to his cousin and he said he did n't have an attitude but that he was very upset . ’ |
| 22 | I asked him about his shamanism . |
| 23 | MICK CLEARY asked him about his future , his captaincy of Quins and his rivals . |
| 24 | I asked him about his party 's environmental charter but he seemed to have no answer . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I showed him my brooch — the one you gave me for my birthday — and I asked him about his birthday . |
| 26 | Eventually Ken was referred to a doctor who had an interest in dietary factors in disease , and asked him about his diet It emerged that Ken drank 20 cups of tea or coffee , both very strong , in the course of the average day . |
| 27 | Later , as Wemmick and I left Jaggers ' house together , I asked him about his employer 's housekeeper . |
| 28 | He then turned to the general strike and asked him about his role in it . |
| 29 | When I asked him about his nose he actually growled at me . |
| 30 | One day in the future , when he could understand , she would tell him about his father ; she hoped she might be able to explain the facts without revealing how Tyler had deserted them . |