Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] [verb] them [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leyhill prison on the Gloucestershire Avon border is as far from the popular conception of a jail as you can get.Modern buildings cluster around borders boasting blooms that many public parks would be hard pressed to match.Leyhill is an open prison … the last port of call for inmates nearing the end of their sentences.A hundred prisoners work on the nearly forty acres of lawns , borders and market gardens.Their skills won them a silver medal at Chelsea for this display of garden design.And at Leyhill , they 've created a spectacular show … with drifts of brightly coloured pelargoniums competing for attention with giant cannas … and a fine show of roses.New borders are being created all the time … giving the prisoners an opportunity to express themselves and learn techniques that could help them go straight when they 're released : |
| 2 | United got off to a flyer with Richard Hill giving them a lead after just eight minutes . |
| 3 | He and another left-hander , the more dashing 21-year-old Robert Samuels , provided Jamaica with the batting stability they have so often lacked and captain Courtney Walsh gave them the bowling penetration with a tournament record 36 wickets at 11.30 each that combined to regain the Cup for Jamaica from Barbados , their third success in the last five seasons . |
| 4 | Scarborough were disappointed that a deep frost on their ground — named , ironically , after frozen food manufacturers McCain denied them the chance to face Arsenal . |
| 5 | There is a theory that the Syrians favour the perpetuation of the Aoun regime to give them a pretext for keeping an undiminished presence in the country . |
| 6 | There is a theory that the Syrians favour the perpetuation of the Aoun regime to give them a pretext for keeping an undiminished presence in the country . |
| 7 | And Felton 's miscue off Neil Smith offered them a glimmer of hope . |
| 8 | But Dr Jekell gave them a taste of their own medicine and Joey Beauchamp 's trip and Jimmy Magilton 's score rescued a point for Oxford . |
| 9 | The degree show gives them a chance to exhibit their work publicly in central London . |
| 10 | And it was joy too for the Ballymena triple of Billy McCandless , Jack Robinson and Roy McCune who had a 19-15 victory over the CYM trio skipped by Alf Keegan to earn them a crack at the strong Portrush triple of Barry Moffett , Jeremy Henry and Ian McClure who had an easy 19-9 win over Alex Beggs , Gary Clarke and Mark Shannon from Clarendon . |
| 11 | Children put out shoes filled with hay and , if they have been good , Saint Nicholas leaves them a present . |
| 12 | As late as yesterday the Home Office told them no decision 's been made on its future . |
| 13 | Their views should be sought on the issues to be raised prior to a case conference to afford them the opportunity to seek advice and prepare their representations . |
| 14 | Instead Mr Stroud gave them a form to submit to the diocesan chancellor . |
| 15 | They need in addition to aim non-standard or value-added product lines ( such as quality wholemeal bread , malted , muesli or " breakfast " loaves , croissants , cakes , sandwiches , catering lines or hot bread ) at those specific local or regional markets in which their location and lower distribution costs give them an advantage , and at those market segments which seek non-standard or differentiated products . |
| 16 | It always gave Anne goosebumps , especially when the unidentified male voice answered the girls ' plea for Mr Sandman to bring them a dream with a drawn-out , ever-so-slightly creepy ‘ ye-e-es ? ’ |
| 17 | The impact of the National Curriculum and all the changes it brings with it gives heads a pressing reason — just as Mr Baker 's off-the-peg allocation of incentive allowances gives them an opportunity — to review the structures and responsibilities of management in their schools . |
| 18 | Many hoteliers believe that leisure facilities give them the edge over their competitors in relation to conference business . |
| 19 | Samantha led Jacqueline out to buy a paper bag of corn to feed the portly , over-privileged pigeons and Haverford Downs gave them a taste of his ‘ Jottings ’ . |
| 20 | Mrs Lennox found them a pail and a large enamel container . |
| 21 | Whereas the Third Republic did set out to improve the aesthetic education of these citizens , the modern welfare State offers them the bread and circuses of culture as spectacle and entertainment . |
| 22 | While United threw away a hatful of chances Luton had two shots on target in the first half and hit the jackpot with one of them as Kerry Hughes got them a goal . |
| 23 | Mrs Bottomley told them the health service had to move with the times and some closures were inevitable . |
| 24 | Hereford battled on … they were down but not out … and gave everything they 'd got … skipper Derek Hall struck them a goal midway through the second half … |
| 25 | New boy , Brian Marwood gave them the lead ; his first goal for the club and it could n't have come at a better time . |
| 26 | In principle , there is the same incompatibility between the Webbs ' prospectus of general public ownership and Consumer Co-operation as an aspect of private ownership ; and since the Webbs ' approval of consumer co-operatives makes them an exception , we need to know why . |
| 27 | To send her two young sons , Mathieu and Laurent , to sleep , Cécile de Brunhoff told them the story of a little elephant who left the forest to discover the town and learn the ways of men , before returning to his own idyllic land of the elephants to be crowned king . |
| 28 | With a two goal lead from the first leg the pressure was off Swindon for once last night as they tackled Wolves at Molineux … and when Nicky Summerbee gave them the lead they could afford to sit back and cruise to the third rounds … |
| 29 | St John gave them the letter to read , and then they all looked at each other , smiling rather tiredly . |
| 30 | Bruce Dern said Corman did him and Nicholson a favour by getting them a part because they both needed the money at the time ; Corman arranged it so that their shooting schedules would require them to be available for the first and last weeks of the four-week stint , thus , under union rules guaranteeing them a salary cheque for the full four weeks . |