Example sentences of "[subord] we [verb] them [art] " in BNC.

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1 We face real threats internationally from pollution , over-population , from famine , from nuclear accidents and from the collapse of an unjust world economic order which means we take more money from the poor than we lend them every year . ’
2 Room maids also suggested improving the honeymoon suite , so we gave them a project to look at suitable fabrics and rival hotel suites .
3 We 're on the same pitch then , so we give them a game and that would apply in the Premier League . ’
4 The trouble about that is , it 's now enforced upon us and that 's official target , we have to set priority of fire certificates because we need the money , bluntly , otherwise we have to find it elsewhere , so we give them a priority that they would n't otherwise have .
5 It does n't matter if we get them the wrong way round it 'll still work out .
6 If we afforded them the respect they deserve the respect they are given in other European countries then the standard of service we would get would be a lot higher , ’ says the 55-year-old Swiss-trained baker .
7 The government could pick up anyone they wanted and prosecute at their leisure , if we made them a present of all those names .
8 It is possible to live with wild animals , if we give them a little space .
9 But look at it this way ; if we give them the exclusive we only have to go on the merry-go-round once .
10 If we gave them the five hundred , we wo n't , we are within , having said that , we 're not going to give everybody everything , I do n't think .
11 Different respondents may use different frames of reference unless we tell them the purpose of the rating procedure .
12 We sat and had a relaxing drink before we cooked them a typical English dinner of baked cod with new potatoes and vegetables , followed by rhubarb fool and cognac .
13 6 League Games have been played as to date ( 22.06.93 ) , with 1 draw , 2 wins and 3 losses ( we have to give them some sort of chance before we give them a good thrashing ) .
14 If the Government wo n't believe us when we tell them the truth , maybe they will now believe the people they paid to give them this report .
15 ‘ You know what men are like — swearing that their casual lovers are of no account , yet going berserk when we tell them the same thing ! ’
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