Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [vb past] them the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At Corbett 's bidding an old man showed them the blood-spattered piece of ground where their priest had been found . |
| 2 | The pose of the bald egg-shaped heads , the jointed arms stiffly flexed in a parody of benediction , the staring eyes and curved arrow-like lips gave them the hieratic look of a couple of painted deities . |
| 3 | When asked which of all their various roles gave them the greatest satisfaction , 47% opted for being a mother , 22% simply being themselves , 15% being a partner/lover and just 10% being a working woman . |
| 4 | CORK 'S superior craft and greater practical awareness earned them the Royal Liver National Hurling League title after a marathon contest with Wexford in Thurles yesterday . |
| 5 | The band 's aggregate scores gave them the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association championship for their grade . |
| 6 | ELTON John and his partner Bernie Taupin joined the ranks of the greats today after an American company paid them the biggest advance in music history . |