Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] them [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , had the guilds and fraternities included a handling charge in their reckoning they might have attracted an income allowing them the freedom to purchase for themselves those ‘ extras ’ now being clamoured for . |
| 2 | United got off to a flyer with Richard Hill giving them a lead after just eight minutes . |
| 3 | Some of these patriarchs grow magnificent beards and moustaches , the whole effect giving them the appearance of an Old Testament prophet . |
| 4 | They landed at Inverkeithing and made their way up the cliffs , the summer sun warming their backs , past Aberdour onto Kinghorn Ness , Corbett showing them the place King Alexander III allegedly fell , before going down the path to the royal manor . |
| 5 | Bruce Dern said Corman did him and Nicholson a favour by getting them a part because they both needed the money at the time ; Corman arranged it so that their shooting schedules would require them to be available for the first and last weeks of the four-week stint , thus , under union rules guaranteeing them a salary cheque for the full four weeks . |
| 6 | For maximum volume and root lift , turn your head upside down — the special ‘ fingers ’ inside the cup will help life and separate curls giving them a fuller look . |
| 7 | The Rover abruptly swung out and roared past , the passenger cop giving them a suspicious but mostly supercilious glare . |
| 8 | They have the same consultant and same nursing team treating them every time they are admitted . |
| 9 | They have the same consultant and same nursing team treating them every time they are admitted . |
| 10 | Instead , we had the bizarre suggestion that prison order was likely to be more easily maintained if , on entering a prison , prisoners were given a little package telling them the consequences of their actions if they stepped out of line . |
| 11 | Stress is caused not only by chemical imperfections , but by ponds that are too shallow to give the Koi a sense of security ; or by excessive netting out and handling ( paradoxically , by over-anxious owners giving them the once over ) . |
| 12 | These attractive little bagrid are active during the day making them a useful addition to the mature , well-established and maintained planted community tank . |
| 13 | M. longifolia 's leaves are long and narrow , prickly teeth giving them a suspiciously thistle-like appearance until acanthus-like flower spikes appear in June . |
| 14 | To deal with this , a group of merchants who wanted to trade in a particular part of the world would ask the monarch for a charter allowing them a monopoly of bringing goods from their chosen region into England , giving them rights to defend themselves against pirates and bandits with their own armed force , and letting them settle legal problems that would otherwise have to wait years until they got back to England . |
| 15 | If he saw those for himself , I am sure that he would agree that they are of low quality , given the volume of traffic using them every day . |
| 16 | Small mammals tend to have rapid heartbeats and a fast metabolic rate giving them a high-speed life , while for large mammals the reverse is true . |
| 17 | The words were out before Isabel could stop them , despair and bitterness giving them a stark finality that was absolute . |
| 18 | It is 0320 before the team finally get to bed , with the Captain promising them a lie-in until 1000 hours . |
| 19 | His creditors met on the 28th and they read a letter from their debtor telling them the law was an enemy he could not conquer . |
| 20 | So long as land prices and interest rates remain astronomically high , few will be in a position to buy a holding , however small , with any prospect of their capital paying them a living through genuine farming ( as opposed to exploitation or ‘ mining ’ ) . |
| 21 | For , according to the terms of her contract with Vasey 's , with the exception of a clause giving them the right to instant dismissal should she ever be guilty of industrial misconduct , either party was to give the other three months ' notice . |
| 22 | Crewe Alexander were also quick off the mark , Hignett giving them a tenth minute lead at home to Rotherham , and the only goal of the game puts Crewe into round five . |
| 23 | Yesterday a court agreed to police holding them a further 36 hours . |
| 24 | But that would upset the exciting shape United have now found , with Cantona giving them an extra attacking dimension . |
| 25 | The British team looked quite forlorn in comparison by the time the fighters got on the mat , the Japanese conceding them a small corner . |
| 26 | But North West teenagers receive an extra 20p making them the third highest paid in the country . |
| 27 | This year everyone working for BT was sent a letter telling them the redundancy terms they were entitled to if they decided to leave the company voluntarily . |
| 28 | The men were anxious to arrange Mixed Foursomes ‘ to re-awaken interest ’ ( in what is not specified ) , and letters were sent to all previous Lady Members offering them a handicap of L.G.U. plus 6 , or a straight 36 . |
| 29 | You will be listening to many of these as the election approaches as they are a wonderful invention of the broadcasting industry : a reporter stands alone with just a small tape recorder to protect him and leaps out in front of unsuspecting members of the public asking them an inane question . |
| 30 | The action was called after a row between ambulance staff and Mrs Virginia Bottomley , the Health Minister of State , at her South-west Surrey constituency last Friday over her refusal to recognise ambulance workers as the third arm of the emergency services giving them a pay formula automatically tied to the police and fire fighters . |