Example sentences of "have [verb] them [adv] " in BNC.

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1 In all cases , if the creatures actually get out of their cell they die instantly , since only the magic within each cell has sustained them so long .
2 The synthesised female voice that responds to your commands and verifies that it has heard them correctly is amiable enough , though clearly not to be trifled with .
3 Sullivan has grouped the papers under five topics , and has fleshed them out with excellent introductions to each section and helpful editorial notes throughout .
4 Sincerely though I respect the wish of hon. Members on both sides of the House to ensure that their constituents can benefit from access to the channel tunnel — I have no desire to stand in the way of their efforts to make that wish come true — I urge that the interests of my constituents , who will have to put up with untold misery for an extended eight-year period , should be given closer consideration than BR has given them hitherto .
5 In the recent cup tie at Stradey Park I was saddened to see their lack of commitment , but a recent big win at Newport has given them more confidence and I think that we should watch out for them next season .
6 ( The first block has given them enough experience to pinpoint their anxieties more accurately , but not enough to overcome them . )
7 But a fine run of only one defeat in the last eight matches has propelled them back into contention in a duel that looks set to go to the last game .
8 She has now collected about nine or ten of my pictures , all of which contain some yellow roses , and has grouped them together beautifully in a small alcove .
9 Oxford United are facing their own big challenge … four defeats in a row has dropped them back into the bottom half of the table … last home win was this one against Millwall … tomorrow they should … they must dish out the same treatment to struggling Southend
10 The Christian life should be one of joy and peace , they feel , so either they have failed God or he has let them down — though they feel guilty for thinking so .
11 The picture is described as having been formed out of a series of anxious revisions which incorporate all that has preceded them so that there are glimpses of ‘ buried entities ’ to enliven gaps and edges .
12 It just takes a smile or a joke , and Kriss Akabusi has won them round .
13 The signing , in the ZOO framework , of the World Monetary and Banking Assimilation Treaty ( WOMBAT ) has written them out of history .
14 However , Chelsea fans went home deliriously happy after the club 's seventh win in eight games , a run which has moved them up to fifth place .
15 They then interact with microwaves on their way up and again on the way down after gravity has turned them round .
16 ‘ He is a music influence and that 's what has turned them on .
17 This , however , need not so much reflect a decline of the village as a social centre ( its past vitality has often been greatly exaggerated ) as the extension of a wider range of choice to those sections of the rural population whose ownership of a car or a motorcycle has granted them easier access to urban amenities .
18 He 's therefore not been able to contact his girlfriend , he 's not been able to see his children , er , although he has missed them very much .
19 The poll tax has done them through .
20 Johnson also enjoyed catching sight of ancient texts in Aberdeen — a Hebrew manuscript ‘ of exquisite penmanship ’ , and ‘ a Latin translation of Aristotle 's Politicks by Leonardus Aretinus , written in the Roman character with nicety and beauty , which , as the art of printing has made them no longer necessary , are not now to be found ’ .
21 But feminists ' preoccupation with subjectivity has made them particularly interested in Lacanianism .
22 The difficulty , however , is that competition for components has made them increasingly price-elastic and thus sensitive to exchange rate movements .
23 A string of sensational stories has made them deeply unpopular .
24 The increased competitive pressure experienced by many US and UK companies as a result of the Japanese emphasis on reliability and the inclusion of ‘ extras ’ in basic models has made them much more aware of the need to pay attention to quality .
25 In practice , however , it cuts across a web of internationally-agreed tax rules at a time when growing co-operation among tax inspectors around the globe has made them ever more effective .
26 The gardener of the family is the Queen Mother , whose gardens at her Scottish hideaways , the Castle of Mey and Birkhall , are stunning , and it is she who over the years has made them so .
27 And they 're sure it 's this attitude that has made them so successful .
28 The present squeeze on resources of all kinds in CMEA economies has made them so taut that the short-term consequences of market-orientated measures ( inflation , unemployment ) are bound to be sharp and widespread .
29 Recently , however , a nasty combination of wobbly stockmarkets , plunging property prices and a fragile domestic banking system has made them more cautious .
30 The theologians ' determination to rest their faith on something more secure than history has made them more than willing , in many circumstances , to accept that the historical evidence of Jesus ' life is as patchy as the most sceptical secular historian says it is .
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