Example sentences of "[to-vb] him about the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | I saw Mr Callaghan come down the steps of his plane , stop at the foot and greet the throng of journalists waiting on the tarmac to question him about the current discontents . |
2 | But , before Robert had the chance to ask him about the Golden Calf of the Druze , or what a Nizari Ismaili might be , or how many of either group might be lurking around Wimbledon , the bell sounded for the end of break , and , below them , in the Great Hall , he heard the sounds of the whole school assembling for nature , recreation and Islamic dancing . |
3 | If he had n't rattled her so much the other day , leaving her high and dry to sneak off and join his girlfriend , she might have remembered to tell him about the dratted ledgers . |
4 | She wanted to say that not only was that ridiculous but it was dangerous , she wanted to tell him about the frightening minutes in the maze of old Nice . |
5 | The anti-terrorist branch were looking hard at MacQuillan 's political life , but Wickham knew someone who would certainly be able to tell him about the dead man 's business life . |