Example sentences of "[to-vb] them the [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | in order to get them , in order to get them to come , surely you 've got to sell them the idea that they 're going to get something useful out of it |
| 2 | We must have often seemed to deny them the obedience and ‘ proper respect ’ demanded by the institution , for we obviously did not emulate their style and in effect were a vision of impurity existing right inside the body of the organization . |
| 3 | Children need to feel safe and secure about the world they grow up in , and it is unwise to give them the idea that everything they eat or come into contact with is a potential threat . |
| 4 | We made a team to give them the opportunity to work together … to give them the respect … to give them the idea that they could be in the top 50 , not by talking but by working together . |
| 5 | The police spent two days trying to persuade the butcher to give them the name or names of his supplier . |
| 6 | Roses need looking after , and it is no good at all planting a collection , or any number of them , if you are not going to be able to give them the time and attention they need . |
| 7 | So what do you do , do you have to give them the tapes and shit ? |
| 8 | He and her mother were more than welcome , she would delight in the chance to show them the treasure that was hers , but leave it she would not . |
| 9 | Seeming to bring them the waters that make drunk |
| 10 | John Beck 's unfashionable team have turned the derided ‘ long ball ’ game into something of an art form , but their aerial bombardment of the Wolves goal failed to bring them the victory that would have enhanced their promotion prospects . |