Example sentences of "he [verb] them the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It can , however , no longer be assumed that that is so , and in any case it is not clear that if a clergyman wishes to stand and electors wish him to represent them the mere fact that the churches do not like the idea has anything to do with matter . |
| 2 | Be having another now cos he read them the other day . |
| 3 | He told them the only way we could agree to a news-blackout was if they co-operated with us and gave us a free hand in the investigation . ’ |
| 4 | He showed them the careful lay-out of the hospital planned by Miss Nightingale herself . |
| 5 | He showed them the huge chest , far too heavy to lift , with the silver cups and plates for special occasions . |
| 6 | Nowadays he teaches them the cowardly art of aggressive selling to the elderly and disabled . |