Example sentences of "[vb infin] they the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 WHATEVER the home unions committee may care to think , the team who performed with great distinction in Paris are Lions to a man — and if the powers-that-be will not grant them the honour with a large ‘ L ’ they can hardly begrudge it with a small one .
2 This will spare them the necessity of checking to find out why you did n't acknowledge the call .
3 The models he works with may be shot by all the big name photographers , but it is the pictures that they do with Steven Meisel that will make them the icons of our times .
4 But does this make them the future of rock ‘ n ’ roll ?
5 probably had n't paid that much , so these peo the ones that lent the money out , in really they er , and they really have suffered just , they probably thought that if we do n't lend them the money somebody else will and get the interest and they 'll grow bigger and much overtake us , you know , to , to take over our business , so er , so the
6 And they ought to form value of what , so they know how much it 's worth , what the company that 's gon na earn them the money want the money for the valuation .
7 Peers may also miss today 's Competition game against Mochdre , but the skills of Darren Peters and all-rounder Kevin Owen could still earn them the points needed to keep them in touch with the pacemakers .
8 If you have to go out to deliberately buy them the chances are that you wo n't but if you buy the occasional packet when you happen to see them you can have a grand time selecting them to effect a change on a sweater at the right time .
9 and it 's on minimum premiums , you 've got a little bit of a discount there , but again , bearing in mind nine pound sixty might not buy them the cover they want .
10 You were looking a bit sorry for yourself when we came back cos he buys flowers and he gives , so he 'll buy them the day before , I got the next day , there their making in all that
11 But if she could elude constable , guards and attendants one way , she supposed she could likewise elude them the other .
12 It would give them the push they needed to come out into the open .
13 You 've got to give them a very specific task to do and give them the support and the materials to do it with and make sure it happens so that when they turn up at 3 o ’ clock , it 's set up to go .
14 Just le lea you 're leading them home so let them pick a bit of grass and then you go on into the yard and I 'll give them the breakfast , they have their breakfast and while they 're eating their breakfast you 're doing your horse and you get finished and then you go and have yours .
15 For instance , if father has lost his job , whispered conversations about money worries , which break off as soon as children come near , may give them the idea that a terrible disaster is about to strike , or even that they are too insignificant to be taken into their parents ' confidence .
16 The Rover closed right up , blatantly harassing him into making one mistake that would give them the excuse to stop him .
17 The career support scheme , which would be voluntary , would put people seeking advice in touch with others who had already experienced their particular problem and could give them the benefit of their knowledge .
18 He would give them the benefit of his theories that letting their hair down at pop concerts and football matches would be a therapeutic and profitable use of their leisure time .
19 They said they 're going to take ten days to make up their mind Lynda so we 'll give them the benefit of the doubt .
20 During the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries tenants throughout the realm had found that custom did not always give them the protection that they believed they had .
21 In their previous league match two weeks ago , they had travelled to Leicester knowing that a win would all but give them the championship , but that day they slumped to a surprise 3–2 defeat .
22 However , if you feel the buyer 's going to present a business problem we show them the buyer 's guide and a business card so you can give them the buyer 's guide , explain what it 's for and then give them your business card and then that buyer 's guide to look for business card .
23 ‘ If he 's a secret friend of the Moslems , why does n't he just give them the money directly .
24 Though He was made sign the statement might pass , it would scarcely be idiomatic to say He was made give them the money .
25 Young girls will steal make-up if their parents do n't give them the money for it … ‘
26 Why do n't they give them the money to carry on and do all the good work they 've done , which is well worthwhile .
27 England were due to meet Wales in the final match of the round robin series today knowing that a share of the honours would give them the crown .
28 They said if you give the peasant the land it will give them the enthusiasm to work hard , they will increase their output .
29 The qualification has been designed to make it possible for candidates to select modules which will give them the equivalent of at least three Highers in arts or social science areas .
30 This would give them the outline : the immortality of the soul , heaven and hell , the Trinity , the saving mission of Jesus Christ , his passion , resurrection , and ascension , his judgement of the world , the gospel .
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