Example sentences of "about him [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite Dick Crossman 's native love of a row , there was not sufficient of the political fighter about him to light the blue touchpaper regardless . |
| 2 | — I ca n't do much about him vandalizing the kiosk , or Madge 's place . |
| 3 | Arthur Stephenson thought that his 1987 Gold Cup winner would need the race and 20-1 about him repeating the feat at Cheltenham again looks good each-way value . |
| 4 | A junior spin doctor wandered down the aisle of bus and aeroplane using the language which presumably they drum into them at medical school : ‘ I will certainly convey your request to the Prime Minister for a comment on these polls , but I think you will find him taking the view that after April 9 you will all be writing about him winning the only poll that matters . ’ |
| 5 | Well he is worried about them having an accident with it but , but he 's not er worried about him having the motorbike , no he cos he would have done the same as a er child anyway well things like that , but erm what he 's worried about is that er with Ryan i and the other boy , n not Ryan so much , the other boy does it all the time , they 're churning all the grass up all over there in great big |
| 6 | They were no threat to him ; they were far away , and he was in tree-shade , and had nothing bright about him to catch the light . |
| 7 | Whatever the strictures from his commanders and from the virtuous , local middle class , and newspapers on enforcing the law , a constable with his wits about him recognized the expediency of a ‘ live-and-let-live ’ policy . |
| 8 | Although she was reasonably sure that Harry was still in love with her , she was concerned at all the talk there had been about him marrying the American girl . |