Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [to-vb] them [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | WHETHER today 's Greeks do better than poor Sisyphus and Tantalus will be decided chiefly by the success or failure of the attempt to stop them being tax-dodgers . |
| 2 | Traditionally , city centres always included food shops and they complement stores of other kinds ; if they are presently deterred by high rates it might be worthwhile for the Council to offer them concessions ; the benefits to the public and the city would surely outweigh the loss of revenue . |
| 3 | And after that we shipped — me and another feller , an Irish feller , a Belfast man — we shipped in an owd schooner called the Mount Blairie : it was an old thing that had been ashore at — in a little shipyard ; and they 'd done her up during the winter to give them men a job . |
| 4 | A group of children were using some workcards designed by the teacher to give them experience of working independently and helping one another over difficulties . |
| 5 | We 're negotiating with the polytechnic to give them permission to build a hostel on the John Boscoe playing field . |
| 6 | He especially liked to be taken to the home of a couple , to sleep securely between them if they 'd let him , and then in the morning to ask them questions about their house , about the furniture which they 'd chosen together . |
| 7 | The oppressed people of Israel cry to the Lord to send them deliverance . |
| 8 | Why is it that you can arrive at an aerodrome ( they do not have the temerity to call them airports , let alone international ) with facilities such as NDBs , localisers , clean eating facilities , tar macadam runways , and where landing fees are minimum ? |
| 9 | Agrippa introduced them , ushering them to seats , clicking his fingers for the servant to serve them wine and sweetmeats . |