Example sentences of "and [vb -s] them the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prison governor tells them they are about to be shot and offers them the choice of dying like men or wearing blindfolds . |
| 2 | He respects them , and gives them the freedom , as he did Isabella , to solve their own problems . |
| 3 | He takes somebody and gives them the work on the side . |
| 4 | It teaches them responsibility and gives them the chance to work as adults with other adults . ’ |
| 5 | They each fall utterly under his spell and promise to obey him in everything , whereupon he tells them that he has to go on a journey and gives them the keys of his magnificent house but forbids them to enter a room which is opened by a particular little key . |
| 6 | The argument could far more plausibly be turned on its head : the ‘ latent function ’ of the operation of unofficial suspect categories may be to make the administration of ( in ) justice more efficient and ‘ rational ’ , which in turn institutionalizes these practices and gives them the status of ‘ due legal process ’ . |
| 7 | All comes from the Bible , which is offered to them as proof of the truth of what they are told , and gives them the impression that both extremes of behaviour are correct and righteous . |