Example sentences of "them [prep] the [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ian Taylor speculates that tree clumps may act as a respiratory system , drawing up earth energies and releasing them through the clump 's composite aura , as well as performing the same function with subtle celestial stimuli . |
| 2 | After the birth of the puppies the larvae can also migrate into the puppies ' system and infect them through the mother 's milk ( 4 ) The worms mature passing eggs in the puppies ' faeces which are consumed by the mother and can reinfect her ( 5 ) . |
| 3 | With all her energy she clenched her fists and drove them between the android 's legs . |
| 4 | For example , I 'm careful about using certain words , like ‘ frequency ’ , with younger audiences , when I 'm telling them about the owl 's unusual ‘ lopsided ’ hearing . |
| 5 | No-one told them about the drug 's side effects . |
| 6 | If you do n't tell them about the deposit cheque if you do n't tell them about the banker 's order they will say , Well just a minute Ron you did n't tell me that on the phone . |
| 7 | So you tell them about the thirty five percent you tell them about the banker 's order that will need signing . |
| 8 | Inside , members of staff were dressed in colourful beach wear , asking customers about their holiday plans and telling them about the Bank 's range of travel products . |
| 9 | Their findings will now be put together to form a database for firms investing in the area , telling them about the people 's skills and abilities . |
| 10 | While the double-blind trial is well suited to testing of conventional drugs it often can not be applied to complementary therapies , for instance , the acupuncturist must establish a close link with the patient during treatment , and the therapist must know which points he is needling and possibly modify them as the patient 's responses change . |
| 11 | Herakleides goes on to speak of them as the king 's ‘ fellow-diners ’ . |
| 12 | Her job is to push Cabinet ministers ‘ to do what is right ’ ; this involves reminding them of the Government 's strategy laid down in the manifestos and combating what she regards as the inertia inherent in departments . |
| 13 | With subsequent context , however , even this can be interpreted as mediated through the mind of Pemberton , who after all is able to draw his own conclusions from Mrs Moreen 's fairly obvious strategy of ridding them of the boy 's company . |
| 14 | This is not so you can cross-dress in the privacy of wild open country , or perform a stick-up on a youth hostel and rob them of the night 's takings of £14.95 , but to put over your head when the midges come out . |
| 15 | However , come 10.30am the advisers turned up in force , 45 of them including the Committee 's own Stella Whitbourn advising on social work . |
| 16 | Okay , so I lied about the cuddly toy and the microwave , but I bet if ART could have got them into the Multiverb 's 1U , 19″ rack format they would have . |
| 17 | He pushed them into the boy 's top pocket . |
| 18 | Robin Smith 's power play against India at Perth ( Week 1 ) and the demolition job England did on Pakistan at Adelaide ( Week 2 ) put them into the favourites ' spot at the same time as Australia absorbed one stunning setback after another , alleviated only by the thrilling one-run victory over India at Brisbane . |
| 19 | He urged any groups with monies outstanding to pay them into the event 's special bank account as soon as possible , so that a good idea of the final total could be reached . |
| 20 | To those activists of the Catholic right who eventually came together in the CEDA it was an illegitimate document calling for drastic ‘ revision ’ ; more widely it helped to render the passive majority of Spanish Catholics immune from the appeal of conservative Republicanism and drive them into the CEDA 's welcoming embrace . |
| 21 | A gaoler led them into the porter 's lodge , the fellow bowing and scraping as he recognised Sir John . |
| 22 | The man peeled off two bank notes from the roll in his pocket and stuffed them into the conductor 's tunic pocket . |
| 23 | Pose my questions in a logical sequence and link them with the candidate 's replies ? |
| 24 | The lama put together eight techniques from the crane 's natural movements and incorporated them with the ape 's footwork and grabbing manoeuvres . |
| 25 | Can we trust them with the nation 's economy ? |
| 26 | What he lacks , though , is White 's flayed Christian moral sense : hs profound , compassionate identification with his characters ' sufferings , and through them with the world 's . |
| 27 | Children may enjoy spreading out a large selection of junk materials on the floor , and exploring and experimenting with them with the teacher 's active participation and help . |
| 28 | We also tested a sample of autistic children in the chocolate-finding task and found that they were again behaving just like the three-year-olds : going to the baited box for twenty trials , despite wanting to win chocolates and occasionally trying to filch them from the experimenter 's bag . |
| 29 | They abandoned the ride and walked instead in the shade of the trees beside the track , but although this protected them from the sun 's rays the leaden heat was everywhere and there was no escaping it . |
| 30 | It is certainly helped by the fact that the spadefoot toad 's eggs are black , covered by a pigment called melanin which helps protect them from the sun 's rays ( the same pigment is responsible for tanning in human beings ) . |