Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] them a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But those other poor souls , whoever they are , we must give them a decent burial . ’ |
| 2 | " People are always telling other people to do that kind of thing , " said Clelia , " it must give them a vicarious thrill . |
| 3 | If the utilitarian looks at it in this way , he takes it as a criterion for an acceptable use of ethical words , and way of understanding moral judgement , that it should give them a factual content which is the only one which it is sensible to expect people in general to endorse as a sensible guide to acceptable conduct . |
| 4 | They pass the ball sweetly , create space effortlessly , and in Alemao , Branco , Valdo , Dunga , Mozer and Jorginho possess players who should give them a formidable momentum next summer . |
| 5 | For those who work in open plan offices , or require confidentiality though , it should afford them a fair amount of security . |
| 6 | For those who work in open plan offices , or require confidentiality though , it should afford them a fair amount of security . |
| 7 | You 'll given them a new target to go for a ? |
| 8 | Contract ‘ They will be hoping that their performance might bring them a big contract with a foreign club — that would represent a way out for them . |
| 9 | ‘ Farmer Dawes said it might take them a few days to settle down but they were laying on the second day . ’ |
| 10 | I thought Honved might cause them a few problems once they had equalised . |
| 11 | These are not intended to be prescriptive but centres might find them a useful resource in the delivery of the modules . |
| 12 | First I 'll find them a good hiding-place . |
| 13 | Only 130,000 of 700,000 eligible disabled people in Britain use their mobility allowance to run a vehicle which could give them a new life through personal transport . |
| 14 | Or instead of washing them away down my mythical hillside , I could give them a decent burial in a sod of cancer graveyard , perhaps with a little cross over it . |
| 15 | Next time he 'd do them a bloody bunch of daffodils . |
| 16 | And they 'd come along cattle there just contented as could be and then they got their supper and we 'd give them a wee while of light still to eat their supper . |
| 17 | But what I 'd do is I 'd I 'd do it from hours something like eight until six and I 'd give them a cooked lunch all fresh food |
| 18 | He said : ‘ The word from Manchester United fans was that we could do them a big favour , and we 've undoubtedly done them one , but I got the impression that our own fans would not have been too bothered if we 'd lost today . ’ |
| 19 | What we could choose to do if we wanted to keep them as that figure head and as a P R agency almost , we could pay them a specific salary , similar to other people who work in advertising industry |
| 20 | The years of dishonesty and drunkenness which preceded my trip to Boulogne had erased any feeling of homesickness , and by November 1984 , I could write them a composed , controlled letter from a Legion barrack room without any problem . |
| 21 | I 'd write them a snotty letter if I was you ! |
| 22 | you could offer them a permanent place . |
| 23 | So it might be with a bit of help from you , y you could teach them a valuable lesson . |
| 24 | That by easing off , holding back , you could teach them a valuable lesson and they they 'd sit there And you 've seen them sometimes , when they come alongside you and they 're forced and th they do n't what to and they look up and go . |
| 25 | It may take them a little while , but it is important that you contact them to make a housing application and let them know of your needs . |
| 26 | The Chancellor slapped an immediate ban on Business Expansion Schemes offering loans to investors , a device used to give them a quick payback worth the equivalent of as much as 30 per cent per year . |
| 27 | I said I would make them a hundred butterfly cakes , and they either they 'll eat them or they 'll sell them , and I 'll hav I 'll try and have them ready for when rings up at half past one and if they sell them and she brings me any I would n't mind knocking a few more up for tomorrow , but I 'm not gon na give them all |
| 28 | Victory would earn them a semi-final place against Surrey or Kent tomorrow . |
| 29 | Above the river , the seagulls kept on the wing as long as they could , hoping the turbulence would bring them a good find , then , defeated and battered , they heeled and screamed away to find refuge . |
| 30 | The authors of the Crowther Committee Report of 1971 saw no benefit in controlling credit , though it would be socially harmful for money-lenders to risk lending money , at the high interest rates which would bring them a commercial profit , to anyone unlikely to be able to pay it back . |