Example sentences of "to teach [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.

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1 The most irritating thing about Rytasha — and there were many — was that , though she does not speak their language , she presumes to teach them a spurious form of their own religion .
2 Her attempts to teach them a step was hysterical .
3 It behoved us to win , to teach them a lesson .
4 The drops of water became so naughty that Rain Cloud decided to teach them a lesson .
5 The futility of their efforts is deemed to be enough to teach them the lessons they need to learn .
6 It is wise , however , to teach them the basics of radio and how to construct an interesting letter !
7 Small children can sometimes be persuaded to eat cow cake in the same way that old people will eat cat food , but the chief result of all this farming was to produce huge food mountains which we could then refuse to give to the Third World , or to the socialists of Eastern Europe , in order to teach them the error of their ways .
8 where a special area in one housing estate has been set aside for problem families , where they are given daily supervision combined with training and instruction designed to teach them the elements of home craft and mothercraft so that in due course , when they have proved they can manage their affairs , domestic , financial or otherwise , they can return to a better house in a more desirable neighbourhood .
9 Peculiar to Children , was not to teach bad Latin , harsh French , as if the children were ‘ a parcel of Parrots or Magpies ’ , but ‘ to teach them the Government of themselves , their Passions and Appetites ’ .
10 ‘ I 've overheard the Headmaster saying he would like to teach me a thing or two . ’
11 Roger usually introduced us to his girl-friends across the breakfast table , so this one had to be important and in the two weeks before her arrival I asked Rog to teach me a formal French greeting .
12 His other voice , the voice he uses before something happens to teach me a lesson : ‘ Come along please se , you 're getting overexcited . ’
13 Will you take my new shoes away from me to teach me a lesson ? ’
14 Perhaps the most useful thing she did was to teach me the language , so that in a few days I could speak it quite well .
15 Oh , I can see I 'll have to teach you a thing or two about the Royal Navy . ’
16 I just wanted to teach you a lesson — and make sure I had your name and address .
17 I 'm now going to teach you a long-overdue lesson , my dear .
18 ‘ Now will you behave , ’ he murmured quietly , ‘ or do I have to teach you a lesson ? ’
19 The influence of the ‘ parent ’ is very strong — parents tried to teach you the concepts of life .
20 And as an extra treat , Annellie Clyde is coming to stay for a week to teach you the rudiments . ’
21 " Today I am going to teach you the most important lesson you will ever learn during your studies .
22 His smile deepened as he added , ‘ I have been told that I am a good lover and I can think of nothing in this world that would give me greater pleasure than to teach you the plaisirs d'amour .
23 Little did he know that the experienced dealers were about to teach him a lesson .
24 ‘ But in order to pay your father back , to teach him a lesson . ’
25 Nicholas and Robin Higgs had approached Neil McEvoy and suggested he break into David Jamison 's room at the house they shared in Kensington Road , Middlesbrough , to teach him a lesson .
26 One day , to escape heavy rain he wandered into a tavern called the ‘ Spotted Dog ’ which was kept by Joe Parrish , a veteran fighter , who became impressed with the young lad — then aged 16 — and began to teach him the science of the ring .
27 It was decided to teach him the final lesson , which would also warn off other émigrés who thought that they were secure in the West and could say what they liked about Ceauşescu .
28 I pointed out that his voice had certainly ceased to be soprano , but he pestered me to teach him the solo for the next eisteddfod .
29 One evening I reluctantly agreed to go back to school and attempt to teach him the solo .
30 It would be pointless to teach him the effect of the e-marker if he 's not clear about which symbols represent which sounds .
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