Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] they a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Macnab showed them a postcard , sent to him by Joyce from Berlin a few days before . |
| 2 | United got off to a flyer with Richard Hill giving them a lead after just eight minutes . |
| 3 | Rex gave them a shake . |
| 4 | The group recorded three demo tapes and Gedge made two abortive trips to London to try to persuade John Peel to give them a session . |
| 5 | Hereford battled on … they were down but not out … and gave everything they 'd got … skipper Derek Hall struck them a goal midway through the second half … |
| 6 | Jupiter sent them a log . |
| 7 | They can see that the UN gives them a position at the bargaining table . |
| 8 | Dalton Grant gave them a headache by beating Liverpudlian favourite Steve Smith in the high jump , 2.25m to a dismal 2.05m . |
| 9 | Instead Mr Stroud gave them a form to submit to the diocesan chancellor . |
| 10 | And Jesus asked them a question , he says to them , why are you so timid ? |
| 11 | There are the scribes and the Pharisees , and they began grumble saying , this man receives sinners and eats with them , and Jesus told them a parable . |
| 12 | Although Sheila finds them a handful and is known to shout at them , she has always sought appropriate help . |
| 13 | Schofield found them a rehearsal room at Middleton Cricket Club where his father was on the committee . |
| 14 | Franco gave them a look which might have been faintly disapproving . |
| 15 | HOW Hearts must be praying that Airdrie do them a favour and finish in the bottom two of the Premier Division this season . |
| 16 | But Dr Jekell gave them a taste of their own medicine and Joey Beauchamp 's trip and Jimmy Magilton 's score rescued a point for Oxford . |
| 17 | Mrs Lennox found them a pail and a large enamel container . |
| 18 | what the ninth years did this year was Rob gave them a pep talk and and there 's a booklet , Choices , he gives out and asks them |
| 19 | It always gave Anne goosebumps , especially when the unidentified male voice answered the girls ' plea for Mr Sandman to bring them a dream with a drawn-out , ever-so-slightly creepy ‘ ye-e-es ? ’ |
| 20 | Town looked beaten … they were staring defeat in the face again but they 're fighting spirit saved them … in the last do or die attack of the match skipper Sean Taylor won them a draw … |
| 21 | Delgado poured them a whisky like he 'd rather be doing something else . |
| 22 | Cranston tossed them a penny , and turned to watch as a woman condemned as a scold was led by a beadle up to the stocks in Tower Street , a steel brank fastened tightly around her head . |
| 23 | A fly on the dressing room wall suggests Alex Miller was furious with his players ' performance but the trip to Glasgow gives them a chance to atone . |
| 24 | John Blockley and Moira Huntly work together in Gloucestershire , Faith Glasgow pays them a visit . |
| 25 | She listened while Silas gave them a talk on safety measures , reminding them that if anyone fell out he must lie on his back . |
| 26 | And it was joy too for the Ballymena triple of Billy McCandless , Jack Robinson and Roy McCune who had a 19-15 victory over the CYM trio skipped by Alf Keegan to earn them a crack at the strong Portrush triple of Barry Moffett , Jeremy Henry and Ian McClure who had an easy 19-9 win over Alex Beggs , Gary Clarke and Mark Shannon from Clarendon . |
| 27 | The men were anxious to arrange Mixed Foursomes ‘ to re-awaken interest ’ ( in what is not specified ) , and letters were sent to all previous Lady Members offering them a handicap of L.G.U. plus 6 , or a straight 36 . |
| 28 | While United threw away a hatful of chances Luton had two shots on target in the first half and hit the jackpot with one of them as Kerry Hughes got them a goal . |
| 29 | Ballymena eventually got the equaliser 11 minutes from the end after referee Tommy Deegan awarded them a penalty when Speak was impeded by McGurnaghan . |
| 30 | They all had an input , and Tracy kept them a lot . |