Example sentences of "[verb] them time " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is done by transferring the membrane to mixtures progressively richer in the solvent , allowing them time to equilibrate with the mixture , then transferring again until pure solvent is reached . |
| 2 | A programme does not have to be conventionally ‘ nine to five , structured but participants are more likely to accommodate themselves to unusual arrangements if you 've given them time for themselves . |
| 3 | Old people are no fools , and can easily be hurt ; so however many things you have on your mind to be done when you get home , never leave them feeling that you have given them time that you have grudgingly spared . |
| 4 | I 'd given them time to look for someone to replace me permanently . |
| 5 | Agreeing to her suggestion of a ‘ meeting ’ would buy them time , but for what ? |
| 6 | There 's nowhere else for the adventurers to go , of course , but it could buy them time to use curative spells , potions , and suchlike . |
| 7 | The outcome at Wembley may depend on Ince and Carlton Palmer stifling the Turks in midfield and denying them time and space — unlike the last two occasions . |
| 8 | He did not discuss his ordeal with Ranulf or the Prior , although he told them time and again that all was well and let them order his life , content to drift , think and reflect . |
| 9 | He told them time was running out , but it is clear Milosevic , boosted by his recent election victory , is determined to spread the war and his power . |
| 10 | They too wish to display their dancers ' bodies at their fullest extension , therefore they must give them time , rhythm and space in which to move . |
| 11 | The important point is that it should be used at a time when for some reason pressure is to be taken off members of the class — putting them in what is virtually a ‘ spectator ’ role can give them time to recover from what had perhaps been inadequate non-projected work . |
| 12 | There is no one else on the Tory Benches , so perhaps we should give them time to get someone in to act as the Minister 's runner . |
| 13 | Do n't give them time for the |
| 14 | A little foresight might have shown them that spending less on early hospitality and a bit more on the venue would have saved them time , money and trouble overall . |
| 15 | Again the Mirror could have offered each of them a solution that would have saved them time and money . |
| 16 | I ca n't tell you who to love , or how to love : those school courses would be how-not-not-to as much as how-to classes ( it 's like creative writing — you ca n't teach them how to write or what to write , only usefully point out where they 're going wrong and save them time ) . |
| 17 | On the other hand , many children have very close and loving relationships with their grandparents or other special old people who give them time and affection . |
| 18 | It is no use whatsoever introducing bait at irregular intervals , for the lesson we are trying to teach them will not sink in if we give them time to forget in between each baiting session . |
| 19 | If you give them time and sufficient explanation and preparation , children can deal surprisingly well with crises in their lives . |
| 20 | ‘ Well , give them time . |
| 21 | Give them time , and then feed back to them how you feel about the way they are behaving towards you day-to-day . |
| 22 | I think the principle was that if the terrorists came round the corner , then they 'd make such a noise shooting us that they 'd wake up everybody inside and give them time to lock the door , and that was really our only role . |
| 23 | After two days which give them time to gain maximum strength they are taken back and released in the same areas as the eggs were collected . |
| 24 | Give them time to settle , make new roots and get established . |
| 25 | Give them give them time to settle in . |
| 26 | If the congregation accepts them as they are , and if lively and attractive leaders give them time and energy , young people are likely to stay in the Church . |
| 27 | Give them time , and the rest of the coppice wood would also find a good home . |
| 28 | To avoid their notice , and give them time to get clear of the folded valley before he ventured it , he turned on a contour course towards Ruthyn , and kept in the fringes of the forest , watching the glint of steel come and go on the track lower down the slope , drawing steadily nearer to him , but some half-mile below . |
| 29 | ‘ Oh , they usually do if I give them time . ’ |
| 30 | I would birch them like they do on the Isle of Man , and not give them time off for good behaviour . |