Example sentences of "them the time " in BNC.

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1 You give them the time of day .
2 He came into the room with a broad grin on his face and could hardly wait to tell me that not only had he managed to approach several people at work and ask them questions , but that he had decided to put himself to the test over the last few days and had , in fact , gone up to complete strangers in the street to ask them the time .
3 I would n't give them the time of day . ’
4 For them the time must have flown by , but for me it seemed as if I 'd been standing out there all morning !
5 Roses need looking after , and it is no good at all planting a collection , or any number of them , if you are not going to be able to give them the time and attention they need .
6 That might be enough for Leicester might just give them the time .
7 Ask them the time and they will invariably say something like , ‘ … it 's 4.41 ’ .
8 And the before nine guarantees , just give them the time factor again .
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