Example sentences of "and [verb] [verb] them in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the rebels , sword in hand , ran after the retreating cavalry , sonic of the royal infantry stood their ground and tried to take them in the flank but the heavy rain had left most of their cartridges too damp to fire and the frustrated musketeers thereupon also took to their heels . |
| 2 | Frank took off his glasses and began to polish them in the sheet with enthusiasm . |
| 3 | Of course a well-heeled litigant would still be able to frighten booksellers and newsagents by notifying them of the alleged libel and threatening to join them in the action unless they withdrew the offending publication from sale . |
| 4 | Thus while it is important to always play you 're best side AND in our case this must involve finishing high enough up the table to get a place in europe , we must keep players like Rocky and continue to play them in the first team . |
| 5 | And having pilloried them in the past it is only fair to hear their point of view . |
| 6 | She 's met a lot of friends here and and likes to meet them in the canteen . |
| 7 | ‘ For stealing household goods and trying to sell them in the surrounding villages . ’ |
| 8 | Maureen said she had got the keys back and intended to try them in the desk , to see whether they were a duplicate set and her father 's complaints could have been justified . |