Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] them [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because I asked in the other classes , three or four American students , and I asked them the same question . |
| 2 | ‘ And I sold them the best . |
| 3 | Three of them floated in a sea of garlic and tomato and although I found them no better than chewy chicken my wife told me they were well up to scratch . |
| 4 | Later , when Frankie and Liza , my brother and sister , came in from playing I told them the sad news , but they did n't seem very upset . |
| 5 | My eyes were shut most of the time now as I blundered round the park and when I opened them a red mist swirled . |
| 6 | And they , the company wrote back and said it 's so much a policy and looks reasonable and I sent them a bloody cheque you see |
| 7 | I said to them it was placing the team and the ARFU in a terrible situation and I gave them a 5.30 pm deadline otherwise the tour was off . |
| 8 | I gave them a bogus address but they did n't check it out . |
| 9 | I gave them a three-hour lecture on the basic principles of stochastics , he said . |
| 10 | Well , in my book nothing comes before football and so I gave them a simple ultimatum : ‘ Make your choice . |
| 11 | There were a lot of young drunks staggering about , too — most at that noisy and unattractive stage where they might want to be your pal or pick a fight or just throw up on you , so I gave them a wide berth . |
| 12 | I gave them a three-minute start then Bogartishly gunned my heap . |
| 13 | I was scared of them but I was n't going to let them get away so I gave them a good run for their money . |
| 14 | I gave them a good show , with my writhings and moanings . |
| 15 | Well he said on that tape , I gave them a fat cheque of six thousand pounds . |
| 16 | Of course , I gave them the warmest spot in the garden , against my only south-facing wall . |
| 17 | She has got in ( and out of ) problems with drugs , alcohol and a quasi-religious cult : ’ I was brainwashed and I gave them an enormous amount of money , ’ she says with a shrug . |
| 18 | Altogether , I did them a good turn . |
| 19 | shepherds pie yesterday and I did them a few chips with it as well . |
| 20 | ILL-MANNERED Tories booed , hissed and slow-handclapped Brighton 's Labour mayor as she told them the hard facts of life in Major 's Britain . |
| 21 | In response to the unasked question she handed them the last cans . |
| 22 | Faye whispered , her eyes misting and her throat going froggy as she showed them the tiny black-haired bundle cradled tightly in her arms . |
| 23 | She showed them the small lake in its ring of reeds , took them to the first slopes of the mountain , rigged up a fishing rod for Michael and took him to the part of the lake she used to fish as a girl , and soon he was shouting out in glee as he missed the ravenous little perch or swung them out over his head on to the bank . |
| 24 | Yes you can , they 're on the top , you reached them the other night . |
| 25 | The little group of guests gathered at the bottom looked marginally startled by her somewhat unorthodox behaviour , and she gave them a lame smile . |
| 26 | She gave them a warm smile . |
| 27 | She gave them a terrified glance , and then bolted . |
| 28 | The doors to the three lavatories were open and she gave them a quick inspection . |
| 29 | Sometimes Alix shook off the liberties irritably , but tonight she submitted , responding to the petting , intimate , female warmth ; she kissed and was kissed , she thanked them for their Christmas cards , she wished them a Happy New Year , she shook hands with the older women , she laughed and felt safe with her friends , she made no effort to repel their eager affection . |
| 30 | she had them a few month 's old did n't she ? |