Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] [vb past] them the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I went around being nice to children for a while , being a sort of modern Pied Piper , but I learnt that they 're a manipulative lot and crazy for money , literally crazy for it , so I gave them the elbow . |
| 2 | Some , however , did receive Him and believed in Him ; so he gave them the right to become God 's children . |
| 3 | ‘ If we afforded them the respect they deserve the respect they are given in other European countries then the standard of service we would get would be a lot higher , ’ says the 55-year-old Swiss-trained baker . |
| 4 | They joined in our events for young women , and devoured our publications , because it gave them the springboard for taking action themselves . |
| 5 | They were very pleased when I told them the outcome of my night on the tiles and Otley sat next to me on the sofa with his arm round my shoulders . |
| 6 | But she added : ‘ The people at work think I 'm insane and when I showed them the video of the bungee jump it just confirmed their opinion that I 'm a lunatic . ’ |
| 7 | I 'm just one of the Star Councillors , but I was n't in the Star Room when you showed them the animal . |
| 8 | When she raised them the rest of the way she held them not to her streaming eyes , but to her ears , listening intently for the sound of the sea . |
| 9 | She paused and then went on in the same proud tone she had used when she showed them the bathroom , ‘ Mr Evans is a very important man . |
| 10 | When thou gavest them the rod and |
| 11 | Indeed , Eleanor Rathbone condemned what she viewed as the selfishness of middle class women who , having got ‘ all they wanted for themselves out of the women 's movement when it gave them the vote , the right to stand for Parliament and the local authorities , and to enter the learned professions ’ , then sat back . |
| 12 | Wexford brought his beer and as he passed them the man got up as if to take his leave . |