Example sentences of "put [prep] them [prep] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Parliamentary assemblies are essentially meetings of elected representatives of the people whose purposes include considering the policy proposals put before them by the executive , sometimes ( though to a much lesser extent ) initiating policy proposals of their own , examining and calling to account those responsible for the initiation and implementation of policy , and giving approval and legitimacy to the actions of the executive and bureaucracy . |
| 2 | Volunteers kept diaries , answered regular questionnaires , and generally responded to points put to them by the directors of the study , Tom Harrisson and Charles Madge . |
| 3 | An efficiently organised reception office should always have an up-to-date set of reference books in order to be able to answer the innumerable and varied questions that could be put to them by the guests . |
| 4 | The committee declined to accept the view put to them by the Joint Permanent Secretary to the Treasury that tribunals ought to be regarded as part of the machinery of public administration for which the Government should retain a close and continuing responsibility . |
| 5 | In order to consider the proposal put to them by the management , the prospective providers of equity finance , and/or the providers of debt , and indeed the management in a management buy-in , will wish to see as much information as possible about the target . |
| 6 | ( 4 ) A specific immunity , possessed by accused persons undergoing trial , from being compelled to give evidence , and from being compelled to answer questions put to them in the dock . |
| 7 | ( 4 ) A specific immunity , possessed by accused persons undergoing trial , from being compelled to give evidence , and from being compelled to answer questions put to them in the dock . |