Example sentences of "have [verb] them [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are entitled to these benefits , they should have received them in the past , and they should have received them by law . |
| 2 | You do n't even have to hit them off the ground . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's funny , ’ says Brian , ‘ they 're both so like my own kids that we often say the stork must have dropped them in the wrong homes the first time around . |
| 4 | For a new act , I would have to pitch them at the right venue for their type of music . |
| 5 | We would have expected them at the beginning , and as we are still at the beginning , they ought to be here . |
| 6 | ‘ Two men … someone must have let them in the front door … they took Jacqui … ’ |
| 7 | But perhaps he could not have attracted them to The Other Story . |
| 8 | Old people in particular often ensure each night before they go to bed that their house is tidy and their last instructions are by their bed in case they should die in the night and someone will have to find them in the morning . |
| 9 | Even if he had thought that his parents were still there — which I found hard to believe — he could have visited them in the morning . |
| 10 | Yes , they will go , but the government should do two things , and it should have done them in the White Paper announcement ; it should have said ‘ we are proposing to get rid of all advantages for company cars in tax terms and we are proposing to make sure that people pay by paying more road tax or more petrol costs if they have high gas-guzzling cars ’ . |
| 11 | So far as she could recall , she had seen no reviews but then , of course , she knew she could easily have missed them in the interstices of choosing wallpaper , driving down to Hillmarden , overseeing decorators , interviewing nannies , buying a layette and all the hundred and one other things with which she was continually being confronted . |
| 12 | Certainly , these designs were employed for a period of at least forty years , and their designers might not always have seen them in the same light . |
| 13 | Nothing in the three villagers ' long but sheltered past could have prepared them for the horrendous sight that met their eyes . |
| 14 | Admiral Sir Clowdisley Shovell [ q.v. ] may also have used them in the Mediterranean . |
| 15 | Their own educational socialization primarily through classics could not adequately have equipped them for the task of the " total " administration of a national culture . |
| 16 | If they 'd come we 'd have had them in the bathroom . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | if it is not clear how the words were in fact understood , the question is how a reasonable listener would have interpreted them in the particular context . |
| 19 | Frequently , all that they will have to guide them through the recommendations of officials will be their own political common sense ; this may well be adequate for a strong minister , but others may find it hard to change the bureaucracy 's course . |
| 20 | It is possible that supplies may have reached them by the same inner Asian route by which they imported jade and turquoise and exported silk . |
| 21 | It is not envisaged that we would have to use them for the offshore industry , but the provisions provide a safety net . |
| 22 | have er , oh well I 'll just have to put them in the oven they 'll go brown under the oven wo n't they ? |
| 23 | Beth had a love for children , but how she wished she could have borne them for the man she loved , instead of the man she was indebted to . |
| 24 | It is ironic that reforms intended to increase efficiency by introducing market disciplines should have undermined them in the one sector in which they already existed . |
| 25 | They were heavy : I 'd have to wedge them in the middle so they did n't drag me down sideways . |
| 26 | ‘ But you 'll have to wow them in the aisles . |
| 27 | If I get 100 's of replies I will have to send them to the list anyway . |
| 28 | NB If an advertisement says , ‘ write for application form ’ then keep the letter very brief and without personal details as you will only have to repeat them on the form later . |
| 29 | This section of the book is designed to help you come to terms with your deepest emotions and the people or events which may have caused them in the first place . |
| 30 | We shall often have to invoke them in the following chapters , though we shall rely all we can on originals . |