Example sentences of "the [noun] [to-vb] them [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What you tell the fuzz to get them to leave you alone ? |
| 2 | There have been few new diplomatic moves though in Baghdad today , meanwhile the families of two women shown in a video recorded in Kuwait , are pleading with the Iraqis to let them bring their newly born children home . |
| 3 | Position small balls of foil under the loops to help them retain their shape until the icing dries . |
| 4 | ‘ Have you been into the hall to let them have your particulars ? ’ queried the WVS woman running the stall . |
| 5 | The longing to get them to recite their tables was almost overwhelming for the non-converted . |
| 6 | I went to the NUJ to ask them to give us office space and the use of a phone . |
| 7 | He said the photographer humoured the Lavergnes to let them believe they were the romantic subjects . |
| 8 | Eventually he decided to give them their marching orders , and one spring , just before the birds were due to arrive , he nailed wire netting and a large dustbin bag along the eaves to stop them building their nests in the usual place . |
| 9 | C. and D. then , fraudulently and without the defendant 's knowledge , made arrangements with the building society to borrow £15,000 on the security of the property to enable them to purchase it for £24,500 from the defendant . |
| 10 | For some it will be too late to fully recover more creative ways of asking the world to help them find what they need , rather than taking it brutally by theft , rape , or murder . |
| 11 | That partner then has to pursue the others to get them to pay their share . |