Example sentences of "and [verb] them that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile , we the wise , to quote Erving Goffman ( 1963 ) are allowed increasing manpower to pursue the cannabis/hallucinogenic using folk devil and to present the incompetent and the inept from the hippie element to the courts and the public for their solace ; and to assure them that drug taking is being stamped out . |
| 2 | Sir George Askwith , the Board of Trade 's Chief Industrial Commissioner , quickly persuaded Devonport to meet Harry Gosling and Harry Orbell , an influential official of the London Dockers , who were representative of both the executive of the Transport Workers ' Federation and the workers ' side of the Port of London Authority and to assure them that existing agreements would be maintained . |
| 3 | Bids you awake , and pity them that weep . |
| 4 | I took each upon my knee and told them that Mamma is gone to Heaven to God Almighty , and asked them both to promise me that they would try to be good children and follow their mother to that happy place … ‘ |
| 5 | I went to my bosses and told them that , in The Wedding Present , there was another one out of the same rough balloon with the potential to be a long-lasting , album-selling , international act . |
| 6 | At the height of the criticism , Law met constituency chairmen and agents at the Queen 's Hall and told them that |
| 7 | Well , if you wan na sell the house you only got ta get up round and show them that ! |
| 8 | A little after 3 o'clock this morning he rapped at several doors in Marlborough Street ( adjoining one of the piers ) and informed them that fire had been set to one of the ships in the harbour [ and ] matches were laid in several others ; the whole world would soon be in a blaze , and the town also destroyed … |
| 9 | But we are going to stretch out a fraternal hand to the Ukrainian workers and tell them that , together with them , we are going to fight against our bourgeoisie and theirs . |
| 10 | With a long sigh of relief , Sophie said , ‘ I 'll just ring the owners and tell them that , so far , everything has gone well . |
| 11 | I thank all the people who have supported us over the past eleven years and assure them that T.R. Shipping will be every bit as dedicated in the future . ’ |
| 12 | If art is an attempt to impose structure and meaning onto this chaos , there is no artefact more deliberately structured than the contemporary Hollywood movie , designed to prise money from the masses and reasssure them that good guys do n't necessarily finish last . |
| 13 | Had to cut the rashes or the sprots and theekit them that way . |
| 14 | When her husband began to sing a little , snapping his fingers in rhythm , she smiled and for a moment looked like a young girl again ; but the barman came immediately and reminded them that singing was not permitted . |