Example sentences of "[verb] them a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 That is what will keep us head and shoulders above any of our competitors even if they do wave a BS5750 certificate around as though it guarantees them a divine right to business success .
2 It means the League champions have gone 11 games unbeaten , a run that offers them a final placing that would erase much of the disappointment of a frustrating season that includes two defeats by Coventry .
3 ‘ I do n't mind seeing them a long way off , ’ said the worried lady nome .
4 The French struggled for nearly sixty minutes against a generous but raw Romania , ran riot against a Fijian side well below par and short of the menacing inspiration that made them a fearsome proposal in 1987 , while the game against Canada exposed the shortcomings that England later exploited with relish .
5 But so far neither has shown the tremendous flair with top-spin attacking that made them a major force in the world championships in Dortmund only seven months ago .
6 Made them a sure part of your plan
7 In one act at the exhibition hangar gave NAM ‘ back ’ its workshop , enabling the restoration of Anson C.19 VL348 to come on apace ; it allowed several of their exhibits the luxury of a controlled environment ; gave the Museum an ‘ all weather ’ visitor capability and made them a suitable location for the RAF Museum to loan them their Airspeed Oxford and North American Harvard — see the August issue .
8 The offer made them a special case but by the same token was condemned by other groups such as the ancillary workers , who protested that they were offered only 4 per cent .
9 Their ‘ Vicinity to the Dockyards ’ made them a vital source of timber for the Royal Navy ; therefore it was ‘ a National Object to keep and to improve ’ them .
10 Because intensive livestock production renders the animals more susceptible to disease most stockmen have developed a degree of veterinary skill which can make them a decisive factor in the profitability of any livestock enterprise .
11 Because they put 3 passes together 4 years ago does not make them a footballing side and they are only making friends now cos they are an easy touch .
12 they they get an allowance for somebody to clean and if they 've got a cleaner , I mean , they should have sacked them a long while ago !
13 Cole grants them a grudging accolade .
14 However , their low cost ( Notes retails at around £400 , WFWG at £149 ) and ease of implementation make them a viable proposition for the small company , and will probably result in their becoming much more influential in the long term .
15 The skills they possess make them a valued commodity which most organizations would be loath to lose and keen to gain .
16 Hirszowicz summarizes the specific features of communist bureaucracies which make them a new species of bureaucratic order as follows :
17 When object-oriented database systems become more widely available , there may be a number of application domains where their advantages make them a good choice .
18 The key characteristics of each company which make them a good fit with the client should be identified .
19 The key characteristics of each company which make them a good fit with the client should be identified .
20 Clearly the easily accessible position of the Malverns near big population centres make them a popular target for picnickers and day trippers , not to mention walkers .
21 Beyond this there is little agreement , and the women 's weekly magazines , for example , have argued strongly in recent years that their particular editorial qualities and high coverage of a female audience make them a superior medium even to TV for many products in , particularly , food and toiletry fields .
22 And I 'd like to bet there 's quite a few of the blokes down there ’ — she jerked her head to the side — ‘ look upon this war as a godsend because it 's given them a legitimate excuse to leave their shanties .
23 A life of saving had , by 1985 , given them a small nest-egg of £15,000 on which the interest would help supplement their pensions .
24 You 'll given them a new target to go for a ?
25 Despite reservations , America has given them a new lease of life ; a new challenge .
26 I think coming together after all these years has given them a new lease of life
27 They may be bottom of the table but their latest signings have given them a new lease of life .
28 For some — especially Jane — Henry 's presence had given them a new role , a new meaning !
29 More than one of them remarked on how pleasant it was to return to base in the early hours , cold , cramped and tired out , to see our welcoming smiles as they called in at the office on their way down to the Mess , even though they had probably only called in to tear us off a strip for having given them a rotten weather forecast .
30 Herefordshire Friends of the Earth have looked into the Green Cone Scheme … and given them a guarded welcome :
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