Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [verb] they [art] " in BNC.

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1 Consumers who were asked to nominate three dates for flying claimed the travel firm handling the offer has now told them the dates must be 30 days apart and to three different destinations .
2 He has now offered them the use of his white Rolls-Royce for the wedding as well as a Renault 19 for the honeymoon .
3 After satisfying herself to that end , she rose presently to give them a chance to be together , and to allow Bishop Jon to awaken without embarrassment .
4 ‘ We 'd better sing them a song , friends , that 's the only thing to do . ’
5 Right , you 'd better give them a shout , there are n't that many actually
6 She 'd even given them the evidence herself .
7 erm then erm what I 'll do I 'll pick it up next week and that will obviously show you a bit more about Abbey Life and any , any of your friends or anybody you think might , might like to look at the video erm you know just to give them an insight , people you mentioned erm to me that you perhaps know you 'd like to pass the video on to them to have a look erm and if er er you 've got my number and if you want to ring me then I can get some more videos if you think other people might be interested I 'm quite happy to pass them on , on to you as well , okay ?
8 You 'd have probably served them a frozen TV meal !
9 The latter does not like what he sees : ‘ ‘ Young men ought to be brought here to give them a horror of debauchery' ’ exclaimed the worthy man , bursting with disgust . ’
10 And a call came over the radio that there was a problem with one of the pumps downstairs , so seeing I had nothing better to do at that time I went downstairs to give them a hand .
11 , I think perhaps give them the , the shorter years .
12 ‘ They 're a good twenty years younger , and they 've only known them a year or two .
13 The most prominent families had no objection to service — it had long offered them the surest route to power , wealth , and prestige .
14 Certainly such people existed , but the man who allowed his mind and soul to be ruled by their existence had already handed them the better part of the argument .
15 Well erm , I 've just gave them a quick rinse because the erm , that stuff 's
16 I 've already made them a promise , those kids we 're going to have .
17 She said teasingly : ‘ I 've always considered them a little on the small side myself .
18 Brackenbury was kindly , and had always shown them the courtesy due to their rank — and himself as their ally .
19 Iron Josh had certainly given them no trouble when they had driven into his yard at the back of Old George 's Street and ordered him to climb into the cart .
20 I have lain awake all night waiting to get back to these words and I have now read them a dozen times .
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