Example sentences of "[verb] them [art] [adj] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The skills they possess make them a valued commodity which most organizations would be loath to lose and keen to gain . |
| 2 | I abruptly asked them the same question I had of Benjamin . |
| 3 | He told them the only way we could agree to a news-blackout was if they co-operated with us and gave us a free hand in the investigation . ’ |
| 4 | If the utilitarian looks at it in this way , he takes it as a criterion for an acceptable use of ethical words , and way of understanding moral judgement , that it should give them a factual content which is the only one which it is sensible to expect people in general to endorse as a sensible guide to acceptable conduct . |
| 5 | I mean erm and sometimes of course you ca n't give them the practical help they need , you know , |
| 6 | ‘ I expect another visit this night , ’ he reported to General Cope , ‘ but I shall give them the warmest reception my weak party can afford . ’ |
| 7 | All of them would live more happily if they and the world remained in ignorance , and to try to achieve that I would give them the one gift I could . |
| 8 | Notice also that Peter and John did not pray that God would give them the Holy Spirit they prayed that they might receive the Holy Spirit . |
| 9 | give them a better style whatever , yeah . |
| 10 | Give them a scientific opinion which depends on the ability to divide a factor by two-thirds and what do you get from counsel ? |
| 11 | You 'd travel down to the game on a Saturday , and if you met a Leeds fan at the train station , you could be sure that they were the best mate he 'd ever had , and they 'd tell you all the latest gossip that he 'd told them the last time they were out for a few pints . |
| 12 | A friend of mine lost a whole litter by feeding them a wild goose which he thought had died as a result of a collision with overhead power cables . |
| 13 | Well in the Midland Bank and they were wearing them the last time you were there . |
| 14 | The aim is to reduce the ranks of the young unemployed who now account for more than half the nation 's two million jobless and to give them an added skill which will help them find work when the training is over . |
| 15 | While I am pleased to report that this particular source has not been replaced with high-quality material , suppliers of this and other ‘ green ’ materials should be warned that I am quite prepared to give them the widest publicity they 've ever had if they try fobbing gardeners off with sub-standard goods . |
| 16 | Today they are being rewired and repainted in a new livery , giving them a handsome appearance which belies their fifty years . |
| 17 | Postal clerks and refrigeration engineers became passable guerrillas , giving them the added confidence they needed when men from this camp faced Japanese attack . |
| 18 | Why not join them the next time your barometer begins to fall rapidly ? |
| 19 | three questions later they ask them the very question they just answered |
| 20 | And they , the company wrote back and said it 's so much a policy and looks reasonable and I sent them a bloody cheque you see |
| 21 | He demonstrates his belief to the union that problems can be overcome , and if he fails to convince them the first time he 'll try again and again . |