Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] them [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ian coloured them all the way , the way in Malta and when you read the letter |
| 2 | Polished parquet and a narrow scarlet runner made them all look the same . |
| 3 | A sound from the doorway made them both turn . |
| 4 | Andy got them all with his first shot except for the last one . |
| 5 | Mr V.P. Singh outwitted them all with his choice of the mufti , a gesture of reconciliation to the nation 's 100million Muslims , who have been on the receiving end of bloody communal violence in north India . |
| 6 | Corbett told them all to shut up . |
| 7 | When the parade finally came to an end , Sergeant-Major Philpott congratulated them all and before dismissing the parade told the troops they could take the rest of the day off , but they must return to barracks and be tucked up in bed before midnight . |
| 8 | Anyway , one morning the Commandant called them all together on the parade ground . |
| 9 | ( Kautsky warned them that capitalism now required large international markets with a single language which , in the Habsburg domains , would best be German ; retaining Czech would lead to the economic decline of the Czech people . ) |
| 10 | Loc seized them both by the arm and forced them to run with him towards the jungle . |
| 11 | The confrontation convinced them that , on the contrary , they were so dogmatic and sure of themselves that it was obvious that they had no intention of being deterred . |
| 12 | It protected their backs , and protruding flanges gave them some cover on both sides . |
| 13 | The members walked to the ‘ handsome restaurant erected on the very summit of the Head ’ where Mr Burt gave them all lunch . |
| 14 | They glanced at each other , and the same recognition struck them both . |
| 15 | Biddy wanted them all to be able to ride all the horses , but knew she had to settle for far less . |
| 16 | But the searing contact mouth to mouth set them both trembling . |
| 17 | The failure of any of the interviewers to ask the politicians about these dangerous and difficult matters made them all seem like collaborators in the politicians ' games . |
| 18 | The act was performed with particular virtuosity when Mrs Crumwallis dosed them all with castor oil , an old-fashioned cure-all in which she had a fiendish trust : then the boys ' performance resembled nothing so much as an acted-out illustration for Nicholas Nickleby . |
| 19 | Nigel got them all up before they even said too much . |
| 20 | Nigel invited them all in for food and drink and listened spellbound to feats of derring-do , asking endless questions and reminding me slightly of the painting The Boyhood of Raleigh . |
| 21 | The blurting ring of the telephone caught them all unexpectedly . |
| 22 | Before sending the jury out yesterday , Mr Justice Turner told them that to convict they must be sure an ordinary person would have regarded the means by which Ward obtained the cash as dishonest . |
| 23 | During the Anglo-French war of 1294–8 , Edward I 's letters to his kinswomen Marie of Brabant , queen-mother of France , Jeanne of Navarre , queen of France , and Margaret of Anjou assured them that , although the kingdoms were in ‘ discord ’ , he had no quarrel whatever with them ( 12 August 1295 ) . |
| 24 | Yuan ignored them both . |
| 25 | The harsh , jarring ring of the telephone stunned them both into silence . |
| 26 | Northern Ireland 's experience in Spain and Mexico in the last two World Cups taught them that heat can pose more problems than the opposition for British-based players . |
| 27 | Richard 's disregard for their cherished customs of inheritance threatened them all , directly or indirectly , and provided a cause to which all could rally in defence of the right order of their world . |
| 28 | By way of retaliation , Hugh threatened them all with deposition , and received a severe rebuke from Gregory VII for his pains . |
| 29 | Nails knew them both by sight ; they would n't say boo to a goose , called each other mum and dad , even when they were alone together , homely sorts . |
| 30 | Okay there was thirty two baskets brought them all out made them gone off . |