Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] them [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he has forsaken them for the moment , at least in his current Emmerich show , ‘ Some Very Recent Paintings ’ ( opening 14 January ) . |
| 2 | In 1986 Metromedia 's six US television stations were sold to Rupert Murdoch , who has grouped them into the Fox Television network . |
| 3 | There is a dark power to their fastidiously constructed nightmare pounders which has pushed them to the fore of hardcore . |
| 4 | To that extent it does not matter in principle whether the individuals are described in a particular society as ‘ upper class ’ , ‘ middle class ’ or ‘ lower class ’ , or whether the society is rural or urban : it is a universal that all individuals in all societies have contacts with other individuals ( even the exceptional case — say , a hermit — has occasional societal contacts or has had them in the past , and ‘ isolates ’ are special cases ) . |
| 5 | Kendall has doggedly maintained that , despite Everton 's dreadful run which has dragged them towards the bottom of the Premier League , there is nothing intrinsically wrong with his side . |
| 6 | Shallow wells generally contain much water that has reached them from the surface , and this may bring varying amounts of contamination . |
| 7 | Unfortunately , the designer has integrated them in the text , and while this might be admirable for coffee table books or even guide books , it is quite wrong here as it makes them look cramped and mean . |
| 8 | The fact that so many insurance products contain a substantial savings element has brought them within the scope of the Financial Services Act 1986 . |
| 9 | ‘ It was a brilliant performance , ’ enthused Toby Mullins , the ladies ' coach who has led them to the championship in his first season in charge . |
| 10 | Leicester 3 Sunderland 2 ONCE again , Sunderland were unable to transfer the marvellous form which has taken them to the FA Cup final at Wembley into their league matches . |
| 11 | Sedgefield Racers make the long trip to Chiltern tonight looking to maintain an end of season run that has taken them to the fringes of the play-off chase . |
| 12 | Two businessmen have just completed an epic journey which has taken them across the English Channel in a microlight aircraft . |
| 13 | Their hazardous journey has taken them over the mountains between Metkovic in Croatia to Zenica in Bosnia . |
| 14 | Our mountains have survived for millions of years , bearing witness to a history of violent , volcanic activity , glaciation and erosion , but ironically it 's the invention of the internal combustion engine and lightweight waterproof clothing that has put them under the most severe pressure yet . |
| 15 | This makes sense when taken together with IBM Europe 's statement that it has excess manufacturing capacity : rather than close the plants straight away , it has thrown them to the market — they will get business from IBM but only as long as they can provide products at the going market rate . |
| 16 | Trading in these securities has been sparse since the crash in October 1987 , and the recent withdrawals of marketmakers such as Warburg Securities , UBS Phillips & Drew and County NatWest from dealing in the securities of many smaller companies has left them without the mandatory two marketmakers for inclusion in the SEAQ system of continuously updated two-way prices . |
| 17 | The car has been written off , which has left them with the prospect of having to pay out for a new vehicle . |
| 18 | 1992 has left them on the edge of relegation and out of the cup . |
| 19 | ‘ However , in the economic revolution which has overtaken them with the collapse of the Soviet Union I can see problems looming for them in future . |
| 20 | They were some of the best he 'd ever taken , he said , but it was difficult to tell since he 'd dropped them in the water when he was changing film . |
| 21 | They 'd met them in the pub a couple of weeks back . |
| 22 | He recognised Kurz and Hinterstoisser , he 'd seen them at the hotel ; strikingly handsome fellows , especially Kurz , an officer of the Wehrmacht , blue-eyed , blond-haired . |
| 23 | I 'd seen them in the shops marked down , as a Christmas offer , to around nine hundred quid . |
| 24 | Then I , I er seen fittings in er , in a friend 's house or they 'd seen them in the erm |
| 25 | They 'd used them in the war , gliders . |
| 26 | Joe said he 'd got them from the pawnshop . |
| 27 | It was their way of saying thank you to the locals who 'd helped them on the road to stardom . |
| 28 | After Ricky 'd settled them in the drawing room with drinks , he went in search of Perdita . |
| 29 | So somebody had to tell him he 'd left them at the |
| 30 | He 'd left them in the refrigerator factory … ? |