Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] them the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The beauty and interesting nature of this little bird ’ , Gould wrote , ‘ naturally made me anxious to bring home living examples ; I accordingly captured about twenty fully fledged birds , and kept them alive for some time ; but the difficulties necessarily attendant upon travelling in a new country rendering it impracticable to afford them the attention they required , I regret to say the whole were lost . ’ |
| 2 | He indicated that , without specific application to children 's hearings , the nature of the children 's hearings system ‘ leaves [ it ] outside the benefit of this Bill ’ , and he added : ‘ It would be wrong to deny them the benefit of the Bill when , if they had committed serious offences and appeared before the courts , they would have had its protection . ’ |
| 3 | How easy to give them the book they sought , to be done with the entire affair . |
| 4 | Although I believe they are improved as a class , many of them are rough diamonds ; at times they are light-fingered , they are not invariably sober , their education leaves much to be desired and it is impossible to allow them the run of the works after closing hours . |
| 5 | The club was just the right kind of venue for them to cut their professional teeth on , and she was glad to give them the opportunity . |
| 6 | If teachers do not believe that their pupils are able to be more responsible for their own mathematical learning , then they are not likely to give them the opportunity to be so . |
| 7 | It 's our members in these industries who 've been given a hammering since privatization and who need as much support as possible to give them the confidence to face further difficult years ahead . |
| 8 | They said he was unwilling to show them the evidence he had been given so they could adequately prepare their case for the parents . |
| 9 | Even in her semi-conscious state she had been able to give them the phone number of her sister Margaret in Australia . |
| 10 | We are able to give them the independence they so badly need , and with it self respect and dignity . |
| 11 | They say they 're having to deal with more and more dogs owned by families who have n't been able to give them the exercise they need . |
| 12 | We 're able to give them the care they need . |
| 13 | Roses need looking after , and it is no good at all planting a collection , or any number of them , if you are not going to be able to give them the time and attention they need . |
| 14 | Children need to feel safe and secure about the world they grow up in , and it is unwise to give them the idea that everything they eat or come into contact with is a potential threat . |
| 15 | Economic growth in the open world market economy has been so great that few governments are now in strong enough control over their civil societies to be able to deny them the chance to participate in this wealth-creating system . |
| 16 | We 'll be able to tell them the date though wo n't we ? |
| 17 | She broke off , unaccountably reluctant to tell them the rest , although she had made no secret of it in London . |
| 18 | Children actually like to acquire skills , and they learn them faster when they are young , so it is tempting to offer them the chance , and rewarding to watch them blossom . |
| 19 | He was eager to show them the instrument he was constructing . |
| 20 | New season 's potatoes offer a promise of summer bounty , and it 's fun to make them the focus of a feast , as in the following recipes . |