Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] them the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The real problem is that if solicitors prepare the written brief , there is much less of a case for denying them the right of audience to argue that brief before the court . |
| 2 | You must tell them on the phone after telling them the price and what it 's all about you say , Right when I come round tomorr er whenever to er strike up the deal with you I want the contract signed I need a thirty five percent of the first year 's payment as a deposit cheque . |
| 3 | The idea of marching them the length of the British Isles , to Plymouth , as a propaganda exercise , was not pursued . |
| 4 | Well you , you could do the sort of token gesture of giving them the land like they did in the past , at least that 's showing what some sort of communism |
| 5 | At the same time , I have noticed that women academics can be ruthless bullies of girl students , with the possibly laudable motive of giving them the equivalent of a good shake . |
| 6 | The nurse , a sprightly , middle-aged woman , full of nervous good humour , was set for half an hour 's good jawing before she would think of showing them the girl , but John cut her short . |
| 7 | We become inwardly angry because our partner fails to live up to our expectations , instead of offering them the opportunity to discuss things with tolerance and understanding . |
| 8 | and even if they did buy without a solicitors assistance , what was the system about sending them the letter which we 've looked at earlier which is at erm D one , five , two , remember this is the letter that goes to Mr solicitors assuming you get a very rare person who does his or her own conveyance |
| 9 | I like to keep my ferrets sharp and that means marginally under feeding them the day before they are to be used . |
| 10 | The major reason given for giving them the boot was the requirement for a shit-hot pitch when the Euro championships come round in 96 . |
| 11 | sends her sincere thanks to for giving them the opportunity to hold the ball . |
| 12 | It is at this stage that the various approaches — use of quality adjusted life years , lotteries , sanctity of life — may be useful , but in discussing them the authors raise a series of straw men . |
| 13 | There was logic in this distinction ; for if the duties of a vassal were such as Fulbert defined them , then in fulfilling them the fidelis whose estates were close to those of his lord would have to make many sacrifices , while for one who lived several days ' journey away , not making a nuisance of himself would be a relatively painless matter . |
| 14 | They lost over £4,000 dealing with two letting agencies which closed down without paying them the rent and tenants ' deposit owed on their Wembley flat . |
| 15 | They got the losers ' medals , in the end , though someone at the FA should get round to re-naming them the runners-up medals . |
| 16 | ‘ I would have had no objection to telling them the position , in all honesty we could have done that and I may give them advance warning next year . ’ |
| 17 | So I drove back across the whole of the county , from Banbury to Henley to return to Windsor , where my parents were spending the summer with us , and looked forward to telling them the news . |
| 18 | Wycliffe thanked her for showing them the studio . |
| 19 | I mean , I think , I think that considering the work they , we ought to be looking at giving them the grant . |
| 20 | As special deposits are compulsory , by using them the Bank can be sure of reducing the banks ' liquid assets , and they are equivalent to an open-market sale , in that they reduce the banks ' ability to increase credit ( and hence the money supply ) . |
| 21 | The USSR Supreme Soviet , in a resolution of Feb. 25 , declared that the decision by republican authorities not to hold the referendum violated citizens ' civil rights by denying them the right to vote . |
| 22 | From about 1205 onwards , the Plantagenets began to exert tighter control over them by granting them the constitutions known as the Etablissements de Rouen . |
| 23 | Part of the refugee problem will be solved by granting them the right of return to Palestine ( i.e. the West Bank and Gaza Strip ) or to the Jordanian-Palestinian federation . ’ |
| 24 | and let's give them some encouragement by awarding them the goal of the week … it was their first against Wycombe Wanderers on Tuesday night scored by centre forward Chris Pike … we want more |
| 25 | The English government followed this up by sending them the preacher John Rughe , and by giving pensions to some Scottish preachers . |
| 26 | We need to offer an education that enables them to play a positive role in society by giving them the opportunity to use their talents . |
| 27 | Cope argued for a new theology in which the Creator has delegated His power to living things by giving them the ability to shape the future through their purposeful response to the environment . |
| 28 | Later , as the Shah began to get news of his own , repaid their kindness by giving them the stop press himself . |
| 29 | That said , you can add a new lease of life to old hard disks by giving them the once-over with Norton Disk Doctor or SpinRite . |
| 30 | I am grateful , and can only show my gratitude by giving them the text to criticise under more agreeable conditions . |