Example sentences of "and give them " in BNC.
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| 1 | Check the bowls periodically and give them enough water if necessary to keep the compost evenly damp . |
| 2 | The conference was also told that as an alternative to the expense of sending officers to university , it was proposed to ‘ direct officers to research a particular problem … and give them a short period to carry out intensive research ’ . |
| 3 | treat employees sympathetically if they relapse and give them another chance if they take advice and undergo treatment |
| 4 | Sir : The suggestion of Mr Varcoe-Cocks ( letter , 5 October ) that if I win damages for libel and give them to charity I ‘ can not be said to have been compensated in any way ’ is extraordinary . |
| 5 | We book them into the Seaview and the Esplanade and give them a comradely nosh-up at the Claremont . |
| 6 | The key issues for the future are how to sustain the number of voluntary welfare workers and their helpers , and give them the support they need to deal with both increasing and more complex welfare needs . |
| 7 | Of course , there are changes in the public sector , changes in organisation — indeed government finds it an almost irresistible temptation to tinker with its machinery , merge departments , break them up and give them new titles . |
| 8 | If we want to keep the best scientists and the best engineers in this country , we 'd better do two things : we 'd better attract them with good pay and we 'd better train them right and give them the proper facilities . |
| 9 | The idea was to take young people from all sorts of backgrounds and countries , including the inner cities , and give them ‘ the challenges of war in peacetime ’ : a combination of adventure and community service . |
| 10 | Take decisions away from bureaucracies and give them to people : that is the principle . |
| 11 | Disbud hybrid tea roses for the best blooms and give them a foliar feed if it is necessary . |
| 12 | Fixture congestion may well nullify that advantage but Leeds ' real hope must be that yesterday 's scoring flourish will settle their nerves and give them the confidence to believe they are fully capable of winning all of their remaining four League matches . |
| 13 | I fancy some of the sailors , having relatives gardeners , seeing these plants so carefully boxed up , took them for rarities ; so were tempted to steal them and give them to their friends . ’ |
| 14 | At the same time , many governments offered social reforms to ease the plight of workers and give them fewer grounds for opposition . |
| 15 | ‘ we pour cold water on the natural loving feelings of their parents , and give them the impression they have produced something monstrous . |
| 16 | And give them your full attention , too ! ’ |
| 17 | As Mr Tony Banks MP has said , ‘ Television should broaden peoples knowledge about parliamentary affairs and the performance of the Government and Opposition , and give them a better base on which to make judgements at the time of the election ’ . |
| 18 | If in doubt , do n't buy and if you are suspicious ring the police and give them as many details as you can . |
| 19 | Attempts to classify mental disorders and give them names ran into many difficulties . |
| 20 | ‘ We will cash their Travelers Cheques and give them free advice . |
| 21 | We will go out against the Moors and give them battle , and God who hath thus far shown favour unto us will still continue to be our helper . |
| 22 | And so a strong tradition has grown up that teachers must know their pupils , care for them in a general way , interest themselves in their moral development , and give them as many educational opportunities as possible outside the class-room as well as in it . |
| 23 | To do that job you would have to take in all the deer in every year , weigh and measure them and give them their dose , and feed them while you did it . |
| 24 | To break contact , move your hands close together again , slide them away and give them a good shake to remove any tingling ( or even tension ) picked up from your partner . |
| 25 | This was a moving platform which carried trams sideways and give them access to the rows of workshops which were built alongside . |
| 26 | Do this the day before you intend to fish , and give them a good shake every time you walk past them . |
| 27 | Mother also went with me to hear the Archbishop of Canterbury 's wife , Mrs Fisher , talk to young wives and give them some advice on the repair of their families after the separations many of them had suffered . |
| 28 | The witches , as the followers of Baal , take the attributes and names of God and give them to other powers or to false gods . |
| 29 | They do some activities downstairs — they take some of the old ladies and give them bits of painting and that sort of thing , but nothing I 'm interested in . |
| 30 | A recent development in the USA and the UK has been the attempt to make libraries more visible and give them a national identity , by creating national library symbols or logos . |