Example sentences of "[subord] [noun] [verb] them [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In November church bells were rung to celebrate the victory at El Alamein , and everyone felt that at last the war might be near the end , although Churchill told them they were wrong . |
| 2 | Another justifiable criticism is of the way South Africa lift in the line-out — Adolf Malan appears to have the ability to levitate — and if Hilditch hammers them it 's double trouble … penalties to England , no possession for them . |
| 3 | Cos he used to go shooting there and and they went in there and they should n't of done because Michael told them I 'd taken meadows back and he sa , he said when Tony told them , they , they 'd been there shooting he said well they 're , they 're out of bounds ! |
| 4 | But in it , it 's wicked , in that , in that cupboard they 've got two pairs of really good walking boots , when Kay saw them she said it 's not their feet , because you see she had the cubs there right from the beginning |
| 5 | When Nellie saw them she asked , ‘ Why 'ave yer bought blue ? ’ |
| 6 | Witnesses said that when Beck assaulted them he said this was what they wanted . |
| 7 | When Benny opened them she saw on the bed a thick navy skirt , a Fair Isle jumper in navy and red . |
| 8 | But when Shannon tried them she was dismayed to find her usual easy grace had deserted her , leaving her clumsy and uncoordinated , like a new-born foal still trying to come to terms with its own legs . |
| 9 | Education Secretary John Patten published yesterday 's three one hour maths papers in the hope that when parents see them they will wonder what all the fuss is all about . |
| 10 | The letters or packages are kept under lock and key or in the safe and when guests collect them they must sign the record book to indicate that they have taken delivery . |
| 11 | The police believe magistrates are under pressure to grant bail , even when officers advise them it could be dangerous . |
| 12 | When Anne left them she thought of the first time she had stood on that corner saying goodnight to John . |
| 13 | responses but when men use them it quite often delay . |
| 14 | As Moran encouraged them they could go without guilt . |
| 15 | At one point it had looked as if she might have been forced to live at home with her parents , and much as Rachel loved them she knew that arrangement just would n't work . |
| 16 | They had stalled him for long enough , but with a baby coming , he could n't wait any longer and then when Rachel told them she had to get married , she was thrown out of the house . |