Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] they [art] " in BNC.

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1 Better to give them a good life here than to let them suffer in the vague hope of some better afterlife . ’
2 South Shields found themselves having to rely on a mix-up in the defence late in the first half to let Gary Davies in to give them the lead at the interval .
3 Grey eyes swept the outfit which had caused her some qualms , but it was modest compared to Nicky Kai 's , the oyster-coloured chiffon shirt collarless and slit to a point between her breasts , loose enough to leave them a mystery only occasionally glimpsed when she moved , dark nipples a shadowy suggestion .
4 It is not hard to portray the BR of the eighties Monty Python style with such stupidities as creating a semi-autonomous Cornish Railways with great enthusiasm one year only to abandon them the next as though that were equally great progress .
5 But enough to give them a week in Devon . ’
6 Unfortunately this was still not enough to give them a parliamentary majority as the Legislative Council contained four members who would be nominated by the Governor .
7 On the one hand , Parliament did not trust the police enough to give them the power they wanted and then let them get on with it .
8 At least , I was grateful enough to send them a copy of the thesis , but there is no evidence that they read it or found it useful .
9 Just to sell them a product without educating them to challenge and to care about the ingredients that go into those products would be wrong .
10 ‘ Move them all about , every few hours , just to give them a change ? ’
11 erm then erm what I 'll do I 'll pick it up next week and that will obviously show you a bit more about Abbey Life and any , any of your friends or anybody you think might , might like to look at the video erm you know just to give them an insight , people you mentioned erm to me that you perhaps know you 'd like to pass the video on to them to have a look erm and if er er you 've got my number and if you want to ring me then I can get some more videos if you think other people might be interested I 'm quite happy to pass them on , on to you as well , okay ?
12 It is absurd not to give them the chance , and help British industry and world science .
13 A number of councillors are asking for a judicial review of an RUC decision not to give them the go-ahead to get personal protection weapons .
14 And a call came over the radio that there was a problem with one of the pumps downstairs , so seeing I had nothing better to do at that time I went downstairs to give them a hand .
15 The mannikin skipped over to show them the unexpected addition to his ghastly collection .
16 There 's no harm in using highly processed foods occasionally but it 's best not to make them a regular part of the family 's diet .
17 In Paris in March , 1951 he assured Eisenhower , then Supreme Allied Commander in Western Europe , that with 12 extra infantry battalions plus the Vietnamese army which he was organizing and training , he would repel the anticipated Vietminh mass attack in September and go on to deal them a decisive blow .
18 ‘ In the end I was acting mum to six orphaned baby hedgehogs — getting up to feed them every three hours , which is n't much fun .
19 We launched this draw not only to encourage more people to enjoy ‘ old York ’ , but also to give them the opportunity to experience the excitement of New York . ’
20 We widened the steps slightly to make them a secure and comfortable width to walk and wheel a barrow down .
21 Rhoda went out to give them a piece of her mind .
22 Now police are out to give them a short , sharp lesson , as an alternative to prosecution .
23 I think you 're , you 're often asked to do reactive tasks when I 've done all my tasks , you know I 've got all my staff doing this , and then I 've got to help down on the shopfloor , and it 's not that I 'm doing something that I 'm , you know , I should be doing as a manager , it 's that I 've done all of mine , and I 'm going out to give them a hand .
24 Alejandro caught me stealing out to water them the first night .
25 The latter does not like what he sees : ‘ ‘ Young men ought to be brought here to give them a horror of debauchery' ’ exclaimed the worthy man , bursting with disgust . ’
26 Er we we 're here to give them a decent service , and we 'll do our utmost to do that ,
27 It 's a full-time job ; in fact I 've just spent my leave there simply to give them a break for a few days . ’
28 After satisfying herself to that end , she rose presently to give them a chance to be together , and to allow Bishop Jon to awaken without embarrassment .
29 When Carrie had some feeling back in her cold limbs she began bustling around to cook them a meal while Seb sat using part of the kitchen table to work on the farm accounts in the pool of yellow light cast by the lamp .
30 I am there to give them the ultimate challenge and I do .
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