Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [verb] they [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Put such facts as we have before the Sheriff and the Merchant Venturers and let them sort it out . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ The computers as usual , I suppose , but you 'd better ring my solicitors and ask them to cable you the cash . |
| 3 | The mother who lives only through her children will face an empty future , for she is losing touch with the source of her own life , identifying with her creations and expecting them to sustain her . |
| 4 | It is difficult in this case to offer children the direct practical experience that will challenge their ideas and lead them to modify them . |
| 5 | Not surprising , if you 're in the habit of picking up strange young men on canal boats and letting them cuddle you ! ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm going to get right back to these producers and let 'em know you 're back in the picture . |
| 7 | ‘ I call them all by their christian names and expect them to call me Doug in return . ’ |
| 8 | He 's got to go to those trustees and let them know I 'm capable of handling my own money . ’ |
| 9 | Then , as the heel touches the ground , lock your ankle and shift your weight forward with the knee bent , rocking forward onto the toes and using them to push you off to the next step . |
| 10 | Two separate rates and do they want it net or gross ? |
| 11 | On Sept. 25 several thousand miners hijacked trains and forced them to take them to Bucharest , where armed with clubs and other weapons , they demanded the resignation of Roman and of President Ion Iliescu . |
| 12 | Distribute the food among your neighbours and tell them to eat it straight away |
| 13 | There seems nothing at all strange about the Church , which paid the salaries of these men and expected them to serve it , considering the question of whether or not they should be able to engage in an activity which , no matter how acceptable , would have diverted them from their main task . |
| 14 | Revealing information about yourself and your family will foster trust in others and encourage them to entrust you with their confidences . |
| 15 | When it came to fisticuffs Sean Connery was happy to mix it with the best of them — ‘ He believed stuntmen were there to take the knocks and let them have it in the fight scenes , ’ said one . |
| 16 | I 've gone to the nuns and begged them to let me have a child , but they say ‘ You are a prostitute . |