Example sentences of "[vb pp] them [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last but by not means least , and we 've heard them mentioned a couple times already this week and it will be dealt with more extensively later in the week we have of course persuaded to enter into detailed discussions with us er , which would hopefully lead to a transfer of engagements by the end of this year . |
| 2 | To name but two examples , we have seen the US use chemical warfare when they dropped 17 million gallons of Agents Orange , Blue and White on Vietnam ; and we have seen them feed a germ which induced a potentially fatal fever into Cuba 's water supply . |
| 3 | She had not made them learn a definition of a sentence , which would be entirely inappropriate for this age group , nor did she ask them to complete meaningless exercises . |
| 4 | Nothing would ever have induced them to chase a ball , but Buster did it again and again as though he would never tire of it . |
| 5 | However he revealed that although stores were not acting improperly , police have now persuaded them to keep a register of the names and addresses of people purchasing a scanner . |
| 6 | Can you imagine what it feels like when someone has been infertile and you 've helped them to have a baby ? |
| 7 | The Labour party have lost their majority which has enabled them to do a lot of stupid things . |
| 8 | But because the unit has yet to be completed , they were unable to join a timeshare exchange scheme that would have enabled them to take a family holiday in Florida at Easter . |
| 9 | The club is run by a group of 40 dedicated ex-patriots from all walks of life , including plumbers , teachers , restaurateurs and businessmen , whose love of the game has inspired them to establish a well-organised and competitive club . |
| 10 | I 've also asked them to leave a Beretta there for you . |
| 11 | asked them to make a contact . |
| 12 | And I 've asked them to bring a boatload of garlands — ’ |
| 13 | This entitled them to bring a patent action against the buyers to enforce the patent . |