Example sentences of "[vb past] him about [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 They asked him how he was doing at school , made up questions to test him , twitted him about imaginary girlfriends , and there was always someone who wanted to know if he was going to be an RIC man like his dad when he grew up .
2 He must always believe the things she told him about other people , especially those in his father 's family , but Frankie sometimes found her instructions very hard to understand .
3 I told him about Bad Money — another short , no big deal .
4 ‘ You told him about last night ? ’
5 She told him about open heart surgery , and lasers ; about credit cards and the cost of living , and the vast expense involved when buying a moderately sized residence like Rose Cottage , which he regarded as little short of scandalous , totally unable to begin to comprehend such vast sums of money being paid for such a relatively small return .
6 ‘ … and fairly lambasted him about young officers being allowed to make mistakes , learn from experience , and not be penalised etc etc . ’
7 He found an holistic therapist who taught him about dietary reform , meditation and visualisation .
8 Also they asked him about some people rating him better than Best .
9 Now , I do n't , the story I quoted was I , I interviewed Lord Marshall on the local radio thing many years ago , and I asked him about nuclear fusion .
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