Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] them [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this time can you concentrate more on what you are going to do with your body to actually tell people via your body or give them a good idea of exactly what you mean |
| 2 | The spherical objects are very fragile and must be guided by Steg , to do this he must either nudge them or give them a quick blow ( erm … yes , fair enough — Ed ) . |
| 3 | How would be persuaded or give them the right image . |
| 4 | Often bosses ignore workers or give them the silent treatment — a negative , no-win situation for all concerned . |
| 5 | Theoretical or descriptive surveys not based on empirical research commonly make no reference to women at all , or allot them a specific section on ‘ work and the family ’ or some such title . |
| 6 | At the Pattmore project in London and the Rosemount project in Glasgow for example , mothers are provided with adequate child care and it enables them to attend courses and gain skills and qualifications that give them a better chance in the job market . |
| 7 | They take jobs that allow them the maximum time at the waters edge , or they do not work at all . |
| 8 | Most fax software lets you define a group of names in the fax phone book , and send them the same fax at the click of a button . |
| 9 | Dr Merson called for national programmes to make AIDS prevention ‘ truly sensitive ’ to the needs of women and give them a greater say in the programmes . |
| 10 | Privately Captain Simcox hoped the IRA would be a match for the Tans — well , perhaps that was expecting too much — but it would be something if they could put some manners on them and give them a bloody nose now and again . |
| 11 | I have met women who epitomize the ‘ good mother ’ ; they genuinely love and care for their children and give them a great deal of attention , playing with them and guiding them in a way that most of us feel we can never emulate . |
| 12 | ONCE the planning is done we must meet with Parish and County Councils and give them a complete briefing — BEFORE we approach residents . |
| 13 | To break contact , move your hands close together again , slide them away and give them a good shake to remove any tingling ( or even tension ) picked up from your partner . |
| 14 | Do this the day before you intend to fish , and give them a good shake every time you walk past them . |
| 15 | As Mr Tony Banks MP has said , ‘ Television should broaden peoples knowledge about parliamentary affairs and the performance of the Government and Opposition , and give them a better base on which to make judgements at the time of the election ’ . |
| 16 | The cleverness was in using the wealth of old prints lying around ignored and simplifying them to make them fresher and give them a contemporary feel . |
| 17 | ‘ They are such good supporters , we decided to make them an introductory offer on the new wallpaper and give them a helping hand to put it up , ’ said Boro marketing manager Mitch Hatfield . |
| 18 | The conference was also told that as an alternative to the expense of sending officers to university , it was proposed to ‘ direct officers to research a particular problem … and give them a short period to carry out intensive research ’ . |
| 19 | Sinn Fein spokesman Martin McGuinness said the party would discuss the letter from the church leaders and give them a considered response in the near future . |
| 20 | A recent development in the USA and the UK has been the attempt to make libraries more visible and give them a national identity , by creating national library symbols or logos . |
| 21 | We shall treat them as a special type of word and give them the following rule : when a pair of prefix-plus-stem words exists , both members of which are spelt identically , one of which is a verb and the other is either a noun or an adjective , the stress will be placed on the second syllable of the verb but on the first syllable of the noun or adjective . |
| 22 | okay , again I mean these are things that talk about confirmation I mean quite honestly I 'm I 'd be quite happy if we had offices where people talk to each other ninety per cent of the time rather than send memos and faxes to each other , and on the whole we are really talking about inside the office with the people who we work with I mean obviously clients as well trying to find something different , we tend tend to find that it 's very very easy sometimes to make a phone call it 's much easier to make a phone call and to talk to that person and give them the personal touch . |
| 23 | So , ideally , we need to forecast changes in demand for personnel , particularly highly trained professional personnel , in order to have time to develop and staff more training institutions — medical schools , professional social work departments and so on — and then to recruit suitable trainees and give them the necessary education and training before we try to implement a major change in policy . |
| 24 | He did not accomplish much , beyond making it clear to the owners that , in return for their agreement to a national minimum , he would abandon Samuel and give them the eight-hour day ; but he was thought to have acquitted himself well . |
| 25 | So can you see it is vital that all of you keep your circulation going right and a good idea is to start it in bed so that before you get out and put weight on your limbs And the same with the rest of your body get your circulation going , get the joints doing a bit of movement and before you get up and give them the added job of bearing your weight . |
| 26 | The irregularity of his semi-bigamous relationship with Ælfgifu of Northampton ( see Chapter 4 ) and levy of £82,500 in 1018 did not fulfil the Christian king 's duty to tax his people lightly and set them a good example , and in the early years of the reign many churchmen doubtless feared the worst . |
| 27 | we 'll phone Chris and Keith and ask them the best time for us to go when the kids are not there , and she 'll tell us |
| 28 | Cos I call on them everyday , I can pick the tools up and deliver them the next day . |
| 29 | Follow Sartre , and call them a perfect example of free-association from a pre-Freudian couch . |
| 30 | Remove the dumplings with a slotted spoon and serve them the same way as the fried dumplings . |