Example sentences of "[vb past] them [prep] [art] [adj -est] " in BNC.

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1 He lived down Gypsy Lane with his two sisters , he was a single man you see and my father and mother lived here and my , they not only mended shoes but they made them and er course naturally , you know , well of course Needham was n't as big as it is now but they made them for the best people , if that , if that 's the right , not the right expression say , but er but you know what I mean er and er and he , you know , all his life you see he did that and then one day he had a shock because his er , what would you call him colleague , he , he died suddenly in the night .
2 I frequently give into their hands my best guns and never found them in the slightest degree disposed to take advantage .
3 Our canvas stretcher-beds were quickly drenched with blood , because we used them for the worst wounded — the others had to be laid on the tiled floor .
4 They were welcomed by Guinness Brewing Worldwide Managing Director , who is chairman of the Guinness Group 's Pension Trust , and who told them of the latest developments at their former workplace .
5 Green painted them with the greatest of understanding and sensitivity .
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