Example sentences of "[n mass] [to-vb] them [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 There were commercial laundries in the 1920s and the large linen hampers that took two people to carry them to the laundry van show that this was a luxury enjoyed by the inhabitants of the Dolls ' House .
2 ‘ There will be no great welcome back here for the tour party — the only people to meet them at the airport will be their wives , ’ he said bitterly .
3 In the Preface he described the superstitions of the Irish peasantry and the rigid hold on them of the Roman Catholic priests , who used all means to confine them to the Irish language , lest if they learnt English they might converse with members of the Church of Ireland or attend its services .
4 John Parsons , deputy Treasurer to the Queen , has written to staff to warn them of the new tax regulation .
5 There is an urgent need to improve the training of our young people to make them among the best trained in Europe , in the skills needed for industry , for the present and for the future .
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