Example sentences of "i [vb past] them [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They liked me because I told them dirty jokes , made good after-dinner speeches , did a reasonable job for them in terms of links with government and that kind of thing , and had a bit of class . |
| 2 | The family could not speak English and my schoolboy French was almost exhausted so I bade them good afternoon but managed to make them understand that I would have dinner with them one evening soon — ‘ An English dinner . ’ |
| 3 | I thought them poor cars behind me . |
| 4 | I shrugged , as if I thought them honourable scars to be gained in my lady 's service . |
| 5 | I thought them extraordinary Performances for a Girl of her Age , and one that had so little Advantage ( or rather none at all ) either from Books or Conversation : But my bad State of Health prevented me from making any further Enquiry concerning this young Genius , till about fourteen Months before her Death , when I was first inform 'd she had wrote a Tragedy . |
| 6 | I gave them false names , they checked my fingerprints and found out who I was . |
| 7 | I wished them good day . |