Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] them [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 " I 've heard about them in the Owsla .
2 At last , when he thought he could wait no longer , he glimpsed Benedicta slip silently up the nave to join the other two members of his congregation , kneeling between them at the entrance to the rood screen .
3 She had to perform for them with the spotlight on her and she knew that no trick would be good enough .
4 The sand gets shaken off them at the knockout . ’
5 In short , Labour and the Liberal Democrats will have the argument won for them on the ground — and as long as they locate their policies in terms of wealth creation , rather than punitive redistribution , the current election election result has given them a platform from which effectively to challenge for power next time round .
6 Not that what I say makes any difference , because these two are still eyeing each other like welterweights at the weigh-in , and Darius stands between them like a referee .
7 The Handbook of Over-the-Counter Medicines compiled by Mike Smith ( Kyle Cathie , £6.99 ) lists all sorts of nasty afflictions , from acne to worms , and what you can buy for them at the chemist 's .
8 It beat about them on the wind as men shook their fists and shouted , faces shining .
9 ‘ I can leaf through them on the train , and they might give me something to go on . ’
10 erm Has that been a concern of unions , or has it been other sorts of organisations that have been pressing for them over the years ?
11 The County Council er w would train you but you 'd do your erm year 's training and then you had to work for them for a year , I think it was a year or eighteen months .
12 The Americans forged ahead not only because they could deploy greater resources , but also because they were more ruthless in seeking out key German experts during the chaos of the German surrender , and in persuading them to work for them in the United States .
13 I was going to shout to tell them they had forgotten me , when suddenly I saw a huge creature walking after them into the sea .
14 She is on excellent terms with all the regular guests , and looks after them in a way which is almost maternal .
15 A second set of trophies , the Thirsk Bowman 's Insignia , was presented in 1884 , after the death of Henry Peckett who had looked after them since the demise of that society .
16 As described earlier , Brown and his colleagues ( 1986a ) have argued that they now have good evidence that the prior existence of a close supportive relationship is protective against depression if that person provides the support expected of them at the time of a crisis .
17 I asked my friends who have had au pairs what they 'd expected of them in the kitchen .
18 Both managers said they would assess managerial competence by a person 's ability to achieve the goals expected of them by the organisation .
19 Justices who exercise this delicate jurisdiction are under a statutory duty to carry out the inquiry expected of them by the Children Act 1989 .
20 While the Americans had not entirely despaired of better relations with Nasser , they looked to the US 6th Fleet to remind possible trouble-makers of the power which the United States could immediately bring to bear against them in a crisis .
21 What they really refer to and bring to expression is his meaning for us ; and their significance is to be grasped afresh , not by their simple repetition , but by returning behind them to the history of Jesus ' life and teaching , and to the message of his cross and resurrection .
22 When she returned to New York , she bumped against them with a vengeance .
23 is not , on the true construction of section 6(2) and section 61(1) , entitled to the relief claimed against them in the statement of claim .
24 The aim behind this use of the Commissioner 's name is twofold : to give assisted persons more assurance that the Commissioner stands behind them in the proceedings , and to increase public awareness of the grant of assistance and of the Commissioner .
25 The Woodvilles had given no grounds for complaint when he moved against them at the end of April , and the protectorate was still viable in mid June when he chose to end it .
26 The Woodvilles had given no grounds for complaint when he moved against them at the end of April , and the protectorate was still viable in mid June when he chose to end it .
27 A brilliant officer with more than twenty commendations , he had grown to believe he was omnipotent ; and when Mathews refused to tell him the names of his accomplices , saying it was more than his life was worth , Drury , obsessed with clearing up another case , offered him a deal : make a statement that three men whose names I will give you were your accomplices , testify against them in the witness-box , and in return no charges will be brought against you , and we 'll come to an arrangement about the reward money offered by the Post Office .
28 clients are , are tapped into it , and we should be able to communicate with them at the press of a button .
29 Recently many artificial fibres , such as nylon , made in chemical factories , have replaced cotton or wool , or they are mixed with them in the spinning or weaving process .
30 or part of it at leapt , should be united with this parish under one Kirk session , they associate with them as a member of Session . "
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