Example sentences of "them any " in BNC.

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1 Many of these have since been taken on by the wider society and are to be found in all its corners influencing even those who would now deny them any real significance and tend to look back on the decade as only times of silliness and self-indulgence .
2 ‘ With other illustrators , I work at a distance — we visit and phone , but there is a point at which I ca n't pester them any more , ’ Allan says .
3 I do n't mind them any more . ’
4 ‘ Since I did n't give them any praise , Annie and Lizzie had to do the praising instead .
5 What 's the use in having ould fellows , when you do n't need them any more ?
6 We rattled them from the first minute and did n't give them any breathing space .
7 Now he still trundles out cliches about ‘ powerful expressions ’ of ‘ revolutionary worker democracy ’ , but only his wife and his closest retainers believe them any more .
8 ‘ Up London , ’ said Dot , ‘ we have them any time .
9 I sympathize because in my little way I grieve too , but over the people in my life I have allowed to die without ever having shown them any particular affection .
10 So do n't you go telling them any different . ’
11 But she found that she did n't need them any more .
12 But the Japanese attitude to other countries ' war graves is not winning them any friends .
13 Do the sponsors feel that this tawdry display does them any good ?
14 ‘ Do n't you want them any more ? ’ asked Endill .
15 McCann refused to be nominated ; he took the quite accurate view that the meeting had been called in order to incorporate the militants , attach the lustre of their achievements to a new , more moderate group of leaders and thus deny them any significant influence .
16 I do not mean you should love them any less , but discipline is very important and must be started from the outset .
17 One morning , after heavy rain , the field by the hospital was full of giant yellow frogs ; no-one paid them any attention .
18 I guess if they are reasonable there is no reason to give them any shit .
19 He never does them any harm .
20 It may seem obvious to you that you do n't love them any less , but it is n't obvious to them — especially if you are in the habit of saying , ‘ You 've been naughty .
21 In the long term , alternative political and policy positions can be weakened — there will be no government framework to give them any institutional voice or credence .
22 One lot are as good as gold — we 'll have them any day , but another lot are almost more than we can cope with !
23 In other words , exploit them , but do not get too close to them or show them any affection .
24 The belly was covered in long piercing spikes , and I was going to fall on them any minute , and thousands of spikes would plunge into me — puncture me , penetrate my flesh — and out would pour my life 's blood , red and sticky , all down my body and down the elephant 's body and streakily into the waters of the pond .
25 We wo n't talk about them any more , ’ said Breeze , very firmly indeed .
26 The soil is pushed beyond its capabilities with nitrogen fertilisers , crops are sprayed with highly toxic chemicals to prevent damage from insects , disease and fungus , and from birth animals join an endless , often cruel production line that denies them any dignity .
27 The marvellous thing about basic cheap ottomans is that you can paint them any colour to match the prevailing decor of the room and you can cover the lid with padded material , or even carpet , to make a seat .
28 cause them any harm — only then did I
29 When they took them away they said we could come and reclaim them any time we wanted , if we brought ten rupees .
30 Betty did n't come without them any more for fear of losing her job , but she was n't blind or daft .
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