Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] them [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ship 's doctor tried to give them the kiss of life but they could not be revived . |
| 2 | But as she bent to cuddle them a small boy , brushing down a pony , picked up a lump of mud and hurled it at the dogs to drive them off . |
| 3 | When wicked women called Charlottes came to tempt them the hermits cast off all their clothes and rolled naked in the patch of nettles behind the pigsty . |
| 4 | He was by no means unusual for his place and time : there were not a few London families in the mid-19th century who were busy accumulating all the paraphernalia that seemed to give them a gilt-edged claim to middle-class respectability — the portraits , the studio photographs , a family bible , ornate gravestones , even the odd crest and Latin motto . |
| 5 | Far from creating a feeling of dissatisfaction , the opening up of such discussions frequently seemed to give them an opportunity to face questions that had been suppressed , but none the less niggling at the back of their minds . |
| 6 | After that she began to tell them a little about her life in Scotland , particularly her life with the Rosenblooms . |
| 7 | Manson saw that somehow and decided to write them a letter because he did n't like being called a creep . |
| 8 | To console them after their bad experience , the mothers at St Bernard 's decided to give them a surprise party to mark Alice 's 90th birthday . |
| 9 | Two bison , painted 15,000 years ago in a cave known as the Grotte de Mayrieres near Bruniquel , France , were virtually erased when Boy Scouts decided to give them a spring clean under the impression that they were graffiti . |
| 10 | I spoke to the mayor and we decided to give them a proper Christian burial in the village cemetery . |
| 11 | Cleverly , Mme Belmont-Laon retained the formality of the nineteenth-century rooms , with their mahogany showcases and cabinets , and yet , by her use of colour and light , contrived to give them a modern elegance . |
| 12 | ’ There was even some guy in Minnesota or Detroit or somewhere who killed a load of people and they started to call them the Lost Boy Murders , but I did n't take too much notice of it all . |
| 13 | The drops of water became so naughty that Rain Cloud decided to teach them a lesson . |
| 14 | The Long Island-based company D'Addario are one of the big manufacturers ( not one that makes strings for other people , incidentally ) and in the interests of shedding a hard journalistic light on a somewhat murky area we decided to pay them a visit . |
| 15 | I decided to pay them a visit . |
| 16 | ‘ They are such good supporters , we decided to make them an introductory offer on the new wallpaper and give them a helping hand to put it up , ’ said Boro marketing manager Mitch Hatfield . |
| 17 | He explained why he sent on Platt : ‘ In the first half we had a great deal of possession but we needed to move the Brazilians about , we needed to hurt them a bit more . |
| 18 | Went to see them the other week |
| 19 | He offered to buy them a tin of beer each , but they said they 'd rather have Coca-Cola . |
| 20 | At the sight of them she sprang forward and offered to get them a cup of coffee . |
| 21 | These three are likely to feature in tomorrow 's opening match against a Stellenbosch Farmers XI , though any idea of a nice easy game should be dismissed as Yorkshire , who have been out here for a week , struggled to beat them a few days ago . |
| 22 | Journalists who may be minded to look at court or police records should bear in mind that an official persuaded to show them a spent conviction is liable to a fine , and if they make their persuasion more persuasive by a bribe , or obtain access to the record dishonestly , they themselves are liable to imprisonment for up to six months . |
| 23 | An experienced armourer came into the hangar with a group of new armourers and proceeded to show them the wonders of the Washington . |
| 24 | The Catholic Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP ) did not co-operate because the assembly failed to offer them the opportunity of power-sharing which they gained in 1973 . |
| 25 | The plaintiff instructed the defendants , a firm of estate agents , to sell his house and agreed to pay them a percentage of the selling price as commission . |
| 26 | Scrum-half Campbell converted to give them the half-time lead . |
| 27 | they 'd take a piece with them and that was all they had to sustain them the whole day . |
| 28 | I had to promise them a press conference , and I thought you 'd rather do it now , old son . |
| 29 | When Wycliffe returned from talking to Sidney he had to give them a statement . |
| 30 | But if they would work no more and no faster than the job required , they would work no slower and no less : nobody had to give them a special incentive to give of their best . |