Example sentences of "[conj] i [vb past] them the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I went around being nice to children for a while , being a sort of modern Pied Piper , but I learnt that they 're a manipulative lot and crazy for money , literally crazy for it , so I gave them the elbow . |
| 2 | ‘ And I sold them the best . |
| 3 | Because I asked in the other classes , three or four American students , and I asked them the same question . |
| 4 | When Victor and I gave them the slip at Victoria station they knew we were onto them . |
| 5 | They were very pleased when I told them the outcome of my night on the tiles and Otley sat next to me on the sofa with his arm round my shoulders . |
| 6 | But she added : ‘ The people at work think I 'm insane and when I showed them the video of the bungee jump it just confirmed their opinion that I 'm a lunatic . ’ |
| 7 | As I handed them the keys to their new home it was like unlocking the door to their future happiness . ’ |