Example sentences of "[prep] a [noun] [conj] give them " in BNC.

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1 He said he 'd put them away for a bit and give them to Oliver when he started smoking again .
2 And they 'll actually sit down and work that out for people and encourage them to go for a job and give them all the forms they need to claim Family Credit or whatever .
3 Never put flavoured drinks in a bottle and give them only to quench thirst .
4 Set down ten pairs of cards , pick them up in a pack and give them to onlookers to cut a few times .
5 Eileen 's commanding officer took them to a room and gave them tea , and tried to explain to them that it was better for her to remain .
6 Do not subject the person to any sudden extreme changes of temperature — so do not put them next to a fire or give them hot water bottles or heavy layers of clothes or blankets .
7 They each fall utterly under his spell and promise to obey him in everything , whereupon he tells them that he has to go on a journey and gives them the keys of his magnificent house but forbids them to enter a room which is opened by a particular little key .
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