Example sentences of "[prep] what he have [vb pp] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | We checked all but our oilies , hand baggage and briefcases into the airport lock-ups , and after what he had said about the weather , I was glad to see , when we got to the car desk , that he had laid on a four-wheel-drive land-cruiser . |
| 2 | She did not understand how Oliver could be so calm after what he had said about Dad at the end of the party . |
| 3 | She had thought to do it in a civilised fashion , not confront him with her knowledge of what he had written about her , but he was persistent ; he could see his prize and her dollars slipping away . |
| 4 | Wilson made good use of what he had learned about publicity from his relationship with Plimsoll . |
| 5 | It would be unwise , therefore , to say anything to him of what he had learned about Ipuky 's sons from his first marriage , or about the other visitor to the City of Dreams . |
| 6 | She thought of what he 'd said about New England that day he 'd brought her to Rome , and how arrogantly she 'd reacted . |
| 7 | This was chiefly because Mr Jones was absorbed with what he had read about ‘ problem children ’ being in desperate need of love and attention and at first all he wanted was professional guidance on how to give it more effectively . |
| 8 | I said ( I was shocked , because from what he had said about other things , I thought he must be Labour , I knew he had been a Communist once ) , I 'd rather we had the New People than poor people . |
| 9 | Wishart thought back to what he had heard about that fateful night at the banquet . |