Example sentences of "a [noun] [conj] have [verb] them " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is common for students to return to a part that has given them many ideas , and to rework a passage fruitfully . |
| 2 | It was as if there was something out there — or perhaps several somethings — struggling to break free of a force that had held them for a very long time . |
| 3 | Americans ought not to shed one more drop of blood in a continent that has shown them precious little gratitude ( at least outside Germany ) . |
| 4 | Such regulations can have a material impact on the performance of these industries and it surely can not be accepted that audit reports be presented to the Secretary of State of a government that has imposed them . |
| 5 | From the 1960s to the 1980s , they came from the impoverished north-eastern states — Paraiba , Pernambuco , Bahia and Minas Gerais — to find shelter , food and livelihood in a city that has expelled them . |
| 6 | 2 Most socialists have become increasingly critical of the monopolistic and authoritarian role of Communist parties in one-party systems in a way that has made them cast doubt on the desirability of insurrection . |