Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] them [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | General Dynamics and McDonnell Douglas , builders of the super-expensive A-12 fighter for the United States Navy , want the Pentagon to bail them out of a possible $2.7 billion overrun on the development and production of A-12s . |
| 2 | Woolley led them down in a mock attack , the arrowhead formation swooping in a long , curling dive that went under the Frenchman 's tail and zoomed up and levelled out , back on patrol . |
| 3 | Sir Richard led them down through a flagstoned kitchen and scullery , out into the great yard around which the house was built . |
| 4 | Gaveston led them back to the heart of the palace whence a servitor took them up to a chamber high in the building . |
| 5 | Early on , the Quakers were the better side and had good scoring chances even before Nick Pickering blasted them ahead with a 25-yard volley in the 16th minute . |
| 6 | And so Mister Johnny took them up through the dark yew trees , carrying the goose and holding Nick 's hand . |
| 7 | Mrs Parvis scraped them back into the pot . |
| 8 | Edward gave them only until the following morning . |
| 9 | Hitch motioned them back onto The Sandhopper . |
| 10 | They followed , Adam first , and Fand led them along by the stream . |
| 11 | Greenidge was dropped on 6 and made a further 74 , Kallicharran on 25 and went on to 42 , and King was unbeaten on 31 after giving a chance on 5. 215 was the kind of score to promise a close finish , and Boycott , Willey and Larkins saw them well on the way . |
| 12 | Burnley put them out of the Youth Cup on 14.12.93 . |
| 13 | Alan ushered them down towards the table . |
| 14 | Alexander held them fast in a strong mailed fist . |
| 15 | In the second half , Swindon were again on top whilst Maclaren fired them up with a free kick . |
| 16 | Tom passed them by without a glance , heading for the door at the very end of the corridor . |
| 17 | SUNDERLAND have signed up Brian Horne to help them out of a goalkeeping fix . |
| 18 | They were all Altun family retainers of long standing — men whose first and only concern would be to protect the interests of the Kha-Khan — and Burun watched them out of the corner of his eye in case it occurred to Nogai to send Sipotai warning . |
| 19 | Christina joked , before Stephen guided them out of the lobby and down a path past a row of mahogany trees separated by bright thickets of hibiscus . |
| 20 | So Tom took them along past the new Pump House , the old Turkeycock School and down Main Street to the ancient Sand Gate . |
| 21 | Swinging back to the window , Beth was horrified to see the girl pressed against the apple tree with her arms wrapped protectively round the little boy , the two of them bent double , cringing together while Matthew flayed them viciously with the branch . |
| 22 | Stephen manoeuvred them away from the formal office seating around his desk towards some more relaxed sofas and chairs grouped around a low table . |
| 23 | John the Fletcher took them out of the water and out of his power for a while , but do you think a man like Isambard would ever forget or forgive the crossing of his decree ? |
| 24 | United had four cleared off the line … hit the bar twice but it took a hand ball and a penalty from Jim Magilton to get them back into the game … with ten minutes to go the Manor was celebrating an equaliser from Joey Beauchamp and surely they could see the second division side off … but after extra time it was still two all and now down to penalties … the crunch came when Chrissy Allen 's kick was saved … and Swansea 's Keith Walker scored to make it five four to the second division side on penalties … |
| 25 | In the Littlewoods Cup two goals by Derby 's McMinn disposed of West Bromwich Albion , and Manchester City 's misery continued when Coventry put them out with a 16th-minute goal from Regis after a Redmond error . |
| 26 | And despite Robbie 's protest that his daughter might also scold if he brought home an unexpected extra guest , the Reverend Mr Taylor hustled them out of the church and towards the adjoining house . |
| 27 | Angry at his ineffectiveness and at the way Rohmer had made him a bystander in this nightmare , Cardiff followed them back through the savage whirlwinds towards the office block . |
| 28 | Oxford , at 34 , with coach Pat Sweeney urging them on from the Oxford launch , began to assert their full power off Duke 's Meadows , drawing ahead while Cambridge , at 35 , began to look vulnerable . |
| 29 | ABERDEEN flirted with disaster at Kilbowie last night before two goals in the final 15 minutes from Scott Booth took them through to a Scottish Cup semi-final against Hibs at Tynecastle on 3 April . |
| 30 | In 10:1ff he solemnly names the twelve disciples , and tells how Jesus sent them out on a mission . |