Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] them on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trent found them on the floor and watched the old man thread the sprung arms over his ears . |
| 2 | A car passed them on the single track road , heading north ; they stood aside to let it pass , waving at the single occupant when he waved at them . |
| 3 | His Majesty congratulated them on the solution of this difficult problem , and pointed out that while France and other countries existed for weeks without a Government , in this country our constitution is so generous that leaders of Parties . |
| 4 | Should they attempt to influence the bishops , Archbishop Felici warned them on the first day of the new session , they would lose their privileges , a threat that caused considerable resentment as much among the fathers as among their advisers . |
| 5 | There was ZTT 's Frankie Goes To Hollywood , and Propaganda ; Paul Morley promoted them on the assumption that pop was run by flabby-faced cowards who did n't even know how to do their own job — in other words , it took an aesthete to know and score a hit . |
| 6 | To their surprise , a rather familiar looking vehicle passed them on the road . |
| 7 | I used to wear jeans and jackets and shirts but my parents burned them on the same day my dad beat me up , and after that I had to wear saris . |
| 8 | The main street of the village faced them on the other side of the Westport road . |
| 9 | It looked as though Hereford 's away form was changing for the better on Saturday when they drew at Mansfield , but last night an attacking display by struggling Doncaster had them on the retreat again . |
| 10 | East Down won Division Two while Lisburn took the Women 's Inter-club title although Lagan Valley beat them on the day . |
| 11 | Asa raised them on the radio . |
| 12 | A hawthorn hedge divided them on the left from the field belonging to Upmeadow Farm , while on the right-hand side their territory was bounded by a swift little stream . |
| 13 | Bob screwed them on the mirror himself … ’ |
| 14 | When the front door slammed behind them , and the young man joined them on the step , she asked , ‘ What about the Hall ? |
| 15 | This Summer took them on the festival trail , with impressive shows at Féile and Reading to their credit . |
| 16 | As the official indictment says , ‘ officers on duty from the Lhasa Public Security Bureau seized them on the spot with the swiftness of a thunderbolt ’ . |
| 17 | When Dad fed them on the Sunday evening , he was still in the run as usual , but when my father opened up on Monday morning , the bird was missing . |
| 18 | ‘ Oh but they are beautiful , ’ Sadie replaced them on the tray with a look of longing . |
| 19 | A van passed them on the other carriageway . |
| 20 | A Country Diary : OXFORDSHIRE : On the first morning of this month , whilst watching the usual passage of gulls to the local refuse-dump , I spotted a flock of waders , estimated at between 300 and 400 , much higher up and heading due south , and , a matter of seconds later , a similar party followed them on the same course , and I was able to identify them as Golden Plover . |