Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] them [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This uncertainty might , on the one hand , encourage social commentators in the attitude expressed by a writer in The Economist in 1848 : ‘ In our condition suffering and evil are nature 's admonitions ; they can not be got rid of ; and the impatient attempts of benevolence to banish them from the world by legislation , before benevolence has learnt their object and their end , have always been productive of more evil than good . ’ |
| 2 | She said she did not want any birthday presents unless they could be enjoyed by everyone , so her friends spent £500 on young trees and got permission to plant them around the town . |
| 3 | It is understood therefore , that , as part of the pupil 's exploration of aspects of religion and morality , he/she will have access to these five main elements of the Mysteries of the Faith , and the opportunity to relate them to the particular issue/topic being explored . |
| 4 | There was always a scramble to obtain them after the meeting . |
| 5 | But when they reached the dock and were waiting for the boat to carry them to the camp , Seth snatched the van 's keys , nearly breaking two of Suzy 's fingers in the struggle . |
| 6 | I 've sent Tuathal with a hundred horse to catch them in the ravine at Glen Farg . ’ |
| 7 | The police were called to resolve the dispute , and although Mr Levy did not make a formal complaint he contacted Arsenal Football Club to inform them of the incident . |
| 8 | Fairness to his creditors demands that he should not be able to deplete his assets in this way in a deliberate attempt to put them beyond the reach of his creditors . |
| 9 | The Buid resent the use of the term and the attempt to place them in the moral as well as material debt of the lowlanders . |
| 10 | Those states with the available resources , space and population at their disposal will sooner or later attempt to develop them to the point which enables them — to use the kind of phrase often employed publicly in this context — to ‘ play a part in world balance ’ Or ‘ to take a seat in world councils ’ . |
| 11 | Now of course with wardrobes that are three foot wide it 's an impossibility to get them up the stairs . |
| 12 | This meant they must have had a hired car to take them to the airport or have gone by tube . |
| 13 | They waited in her suite at the Richemond for the hire car to take them to the airport . |
| 14 | He called on the RUC to ‘ make an example ’ of the gang by taking tough action to bring them before the courts . ’ |
| 15 | But I do not accept the submission of Mr. Everall ’ — who appeared for the father — ‘ that she should go so far as to establish that by their return they would be exposed to a grave risk of harm to bring them within the ambit of article 13 ( b ) . |
| 16 | Any attempt to introduce them into the discourse is immediately blocked by the slogan posing as question — ‘ but is it philosophy ? ’ |
| 17 | Retirement combines these two aspects of companionship , on the one hand an increasing rate of loss , and on the other , less social opportunity to replace them through the place of work . |
| 18 | But if you want your life story to grip them by the throat and take them along for a rattling good ride which will haunt them for years to come — forget it . |
| 19 | DINAMO Tbilisi , as expected , have lodged their appeal against UEFA 's decision to disqualify them from the European Cup ( writes Lyle Jackson ) . |
| 20 | It seemed that all the intelligence had gone to Constance , leaving her brothers with only wariness and guile to see them through the vicissitudes of life , although , Scarlet had to admit , they could be surprisingly kind . |
| 21 | Hewett despatched Charlton around the outside of the inn to meet them at the outside door , while he and the landlord hurried through to the tap room . |
| 22 | IRELAND , bottom of the Five Nations ' Championship last season , may turn to a Welshman to lead them in the 1995 rugby union World Cup in South Africa . |
| 23 | When they had fruitlessly exhausted their task , Myeloski called the caretaker to guide them round the rest of the palace . |
| 24 | This church , Santa Ephygenia was where the African slaves came to worship , to pray to the saint to protect them from the dreadful accidents they faced in the mines . |
| 25 | Redcar MP Mo Mowlam says she is concerned about possible health risks associated with the closure of public lavatories on the seafront and hopes to persuade Langbaurgh Council to re-open them for the summer . |
| 26 | ‘ She said you did n't have the manpower to watch them round the clock . ’ |
| 27 | CHAIR HIRE The scheme involves disabled drivers leaving their cars at a site near the town centre and then hiring an electric wheelchair to take them around the shops . |
| 28 | Our squeamishness in the presence of our prey animals , our inability to look them in the eye , has condemned a large number of our pigs to nastiest existence imaginable . |
| 29 | With revenues plummeting , airlines clamoured for government support to help them through the bad times . |
| 30 | He was much respected for his knowledge of golf courses , but was a throwback to the days when caddies wore old macs or tweed overcoats , slept rough in the summer , and in October committed a misdemeanour mild enough to ensure six months in jail to see them through the winter and send them out sobered up and refreshed for the new golf season . |