Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] them [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean they could 've given them a wee , a wee two bedroom around our w our way rightly . |
| 2 | No but you were saying before that had it worked it would 've given them a problem . |
| 3 | A local garage owner has leant them a car to help in the short term . |
| 4 | The bitterness of repeated daily confrontation with left-wing majorities has given them a steeliness entirely absent from the old-fashioned candidates . |
| 5 | This has given them a movie picture of the structural changes , built up from snapshots taken only a few seconds apart . |
| 6 | Their great rarity has given them a special value in times past , so that they have often escaped the indifference and persecution that has befallen the commonplace moggies . |
| 7 | In short , Labour and the Liberal Democrats will have the argument won for them on the ground — and as long as they locate their policies in terms of wealth creation , rather than punitive redistribution , the current election election result has given them a platform from which effectively to challenge for power next time round . |
| 8 | Despite reservations , America has given them a new lease of life ; a new challenge . |
| 9 | It may be that their experience of GIST has given them a better idea of the amount of work and energy involved in trying to change things ( Kelly et al . , |
| 10 | The basic species of Provence and Moss roses , Rosa centifolia , forms a wide , loose , open bloom ( an influence to be seen in some modern hybrids ) , which has given them a rather derogatory name ‘ cabbage rose ’ . |
| 11 | So you believe either that Americans are prone to think conspiratorially or that their government has given them a lot of unbelievable explanations for incredible conduct . |
| 12 | The somewhat bitter though minty flavour of hyssop leaves has given them a mixed reception amongst cooks and gourmets. so it is not surprising that hyssop 's original use was medicinal , as suggested by the specific name — officinalis ( from the Latin officina , workshop ) indicates that the plant was authorized for use by the medical profession and could be sold in pharmacies . |
| 13 | gives new task to computer group whose supervising nursery nurse has given them a task which is too difficult ; |
| 14 | On and off the pitch United 's decade under the Maxwells has given them a brief but all too short taste of glory . |
| 15 | I think coming together after all these years has given them a new lease of life |
| 16 | God placed the enforcing of Satan 's defeat in the hands of His servants and He has given them the authority . |
| 17 | They are now mothers with the responsibility for a child , and some of them would maintain that it is their baby that has given them the determination to do something more with their lives , however hard this may be . |
| 18 | Keyhole cockpits are now almost universal but high density polyethylene is still unique to Prijon and has given them the edge in plastic white water kayak design . |
| 19 | My right hon. and learned Friend the Chief Secretary has given them the figures on investment in this country and they are rather good . |
| 20 | That point applies to nurses at the basic level , but it is even more important when they become a more valuable resource after their post-basic education has given them the ability to prescribe . |
| 21 | Three thousand members of the British Shops and Stores Association ( which , since last Autumn has incorporated NARF ) , were invited to nominate the flooring manufacturer who has given them the best service . |
| 22 | An anonymous businessman has given them the remaining amount . |
| 23 | NORTHAMPTON 'S 3–1 victory over Second Division Fulham in the FA Cup first round has earned them the vote from Graham Taylor 's panel as the Barclays Performance of the Week . |
| 24 | The ANC described the membership of the five MPs ( who were subsequently expelled from the DP ) as formalizing a " long-standing relationship which has earned them the greatest respect " and as underlining the ANC 's commitment to " a truly non-racial South Africa " . |
| 25 | Their record of service has won them a British Waterways competition . |
| 26 | ‘ Their wealth has secured them a place in New York society — and one must admit that Mr Barnet is a very presentable man , though somewhat offhand . |
| 27 | He tells them that Claudia has written them a last message . |
| 28 | Stephen Leatherman , director of the Laboratory for Coastal Research at the University of Maryland , has done them a favour , ranking America 's beaches for beauty , water temperature , quality of sand and the like . |
| 29 | Cynics believe that the forums have come about merely because royal patronage has made them a fashionable activity for business leaders seeking a knighthood . |
| 30 | At the last minute , enough congressmen rally round to get the package through the House of Representatives : not because they believe in it , but because Mr Clinton has made them an offer they can not refuse , or worse , because they pity him . |