Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] them [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think people get even angrier if they think about this precise thing that was done in their so-called formative years that made them the way they are . |
| 2 | I mean in in the midweek game against us he had very little play and then he produced one ball that got them an equalizer and I suppose that 's what Frank would look for now . |
| 3 | The Mexican Government wanted to pretend that it was not the army that guaranteed them the land . |
| 4 | They came up with a vision of work that offered them a challenge , was interesting and in which they were in charge . |
| 5 | Governors admit they knew of an association between the 2 men , but they say that gave them no cause for concern . |
| 6 | In the process of sexual selection , certain males were said to develop characteristics that gave them the edge over other males in the competition for females . |
| 7 | The residents complain to the city council that gave them the land — and discover that it has now designated the area as a garbage dump . |
| 8 | But it was Spurs ' guile rather than their aggression that earned them a first-half lead when Thomas put Gascoigne through . |
| 9 | The Australians showed just one glimpse of the sort of electrifying back play that won them the World Cup so brilliantly just a year ago . |
| 10 | Bolton , still smarting from a controversial refereeing decision that denied them a penalty and , they believe , victory at the County Ground at Swindon , had their opponents well and truly cornered at the start . |
| 11 | Yes , but I would have thought that you know I M R O sh should of then I asked , I write and asked them the question , I r really would have expected a reply to come back , yes , we found this and so and so , but we then scraped a little bit further and erm . |
| 12 | In Pitham & Hehl ( 1976 ) 65 Cr App R 45 , a person took the two defendants to his friend 's house and sold them the furniture of his friend who was in prison . |
| 13 | Later , when other countries wanted to make their own cloth from jute , the workers of Dundee made and sold them the textile machinery . |
| 14 | They chose this area because it reminded them of the Alps and afforded them the chance to continue with their much loved skiing . |
| 15 | car hirers were not ‘ trafficking in litigation ’ where they agreed with potential plaintiffs whose cars were damaged in motor accidents and under repair , to supply them with free replacement vehicles provided the plaintiffs co-operated with the hirers in prosecuting claims against defendants and paid them the hiring charges from the damages they received . |
| 16 | They each came in and looked expectantly at Gooseneck , who showed them to a table with great ceremony and handed them a newspaper . |
| 17 | Gus put a hand to its edge and lifted , and the cover rose on its rim , and showed them a glimpse of a deep shaft dropping into darkness , partially silted up below with rubble . |
| 18 | When surveyors started sizing up her land , ‘ I got my shotgun out and showed them the gate , ' she said . |
| 19 | He also taught the mandolin to four small girls and called them the Fairy Four . |
| 20 | He gave them a huge grin and blew them a kiss . |
| 21 | She invited them to be seated and offered them a drink . |
| 22 | Canny Scot that he is , he guessed what was happening , followed them out of the shop and offered them a tenner for the amp . |
| 23 | She also employed a woman who let her guests in and out and offered them a glass of wine while they waited . |
| 24 | James bowed ironically and offered them the document ; Alexander Menzies pretended to think about it for a full five minutes and signed it with extraordinary flourishes that made the pen splutter and seemed to say , ‘ Very well , I will humour your ridiculous ritual . ’ |
| 25 | Lloyd 's chairman David Coleridge reiterated his elation at having the new tenants while their listed Edwardian building is repaired , and offered them the use of his building 's catering facilities — an important consideration for many members . |
| 26 | Foujita , the Japanese artist , swore that the dealer bought the artists drinks and gave them a contract to sign when they were drunk . |
| 27 | The single median fins down the mid-line of their backs or undersides prevented them from spinning in the water and gave them a degree of stability , but none had paired lateral fins . |
| 28 | I looked across and gave them a wave and wondered if they would still be alive next time I visited Breville . |
| 29 | We sat them down and gave them a drink and asked them the usual stuff . |
| 30 | They began a long march back to Capel Curig with no hope of making closing time — when a touring couple took pity and gave them a lift straight to the pub . |