Example sentences of "[verb] them [verb] some [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 As far as APEX is concerned they are OK up to a point but they just want to follow the legal procedures and we want them to take some kind of militant action .
2 ‘ I want them to have some privacy . ’
3 We expect them to have some degree of self-awareness , and self-regard , in their knowledge claims .
4 The relatives of our electively ventilated organ donors do not feel that we act improperly ; rather , they all consider that the process of organ donation allows them to make some sense of an otherwise inexplicable loss .
5 We should approach the white public school middle class networks in the business world and let them deliver some money .
6 Obliquely the Shah had agreed to let them start some planning ; it began just as he left for Egypt .
7 The final withdrawal without major disaster enabled them to preserve some profit .
8 The danger of swallowing can be minimised if companies take the tender offer route — buying minority stakes which still enable them to exercise some control , and still share costs in areas such as research or marketing .
9 This would allow them to have some influence in the company ( unlike in Britain , where there has been no sizeable reservations of shares on a collective basis in the shape of employee trusts ) as shareholders as well as having worker-directors .
10 I might see if I can persuade them to do some practice bits with Therese . ’
11 Ideas about not ‘ burdening others ’ with personal problems , that discussing them denotes some kind of ‘ personal weakness ’ , are common within the older generations , especially when the prospective counsellee has a strong sense of personal dignity and pride .
12 Of course , this is not even really a realistic option , because you 'd still have the impossible communication problem of getting the information out to the individuals involved in the first place , and then getting the answers back again and coordinating them to make some sort of over-all sense .
13 I think you wanted them to have some time together but … but perhaps not most of the night , ’ she finished on a whisper .
14 ‘ Shall I ask them to send some coffee in ? ’
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