Example sentences of "[verb] them [to-vb] 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 | The final withdrawal without major disaster enabled them to preserve some profit . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I might see if I can persuade them to do some practice bits with Therese . ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | I think you wanted them to have some time together but … but perhaps not most of the night , ’ she finished on a whisper . |
| 11 | ‘ Shall I ask them to send some coffee in ? ’ |