Example sentences of "[verb] a [noun] [conj] [verb] them " in BNC.

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1 They will need space and comfort , perhaps a garden if they have always been used to one and enjoy gardening , and , above all , they will need a property that gives them some self esteem and security .
2 ‘ Your teeth 'll be straight in six months , and you can get contact lenses when your father 's insurance comes in at Christmas , grow a bosom and stun them all . ’
3 When I go out to the shops — you know , to get stuff like milk or fags for Marie or summat — I always stop a bit and watch them .
4 They spoke good Spanish : if they promised to interpret for me , I said , I 'd rent a car and give them a ride .
5 Rather , the authors have made a selection and described them fully in order to explain and illustrate several different military strategies .
6 Then it was up to us and the dogs to stalk a heed and chase them in the right direction .
7 If I come across any of the aforementioned fish I shall purchase a trio and add them .
8 That did nothing for County 's confidence , but they gradually began to exert a control that promised them at least a draw until Sansom 's unlucky deflection .
9 ‘ The most important thing is to organise a system that encourages them to stick at it day by day and week by week .
10 ‘ Why do n't we ring a garage and have them meet me at your car with the keys ?
11 After she was found dead and there were so-many questions and Mena told so much , she said to Constanza — oh , I can give you the very words , I shall never forget them — Mena said , ‘ One day many many years ago , when the old principessa was still alive , she opened a door and saw them , the prince and the Marchesa Giulia , in the long room at Castelfonte . ’
12 ‘ We made a noise and ignored them .
13 THE flight from Berlin to Cap de la Hague took just over three hours , Asa charting a course that took them over parts of occupied Holland , Belgium and then France .
14 From the opening , during the cold New York winter of 1967 , the queues extending round the block outside Manhattan cinemas consisted mostly of young people hugging themselves and each other , and stamping their feet to keep warm , full of the expectation of seeing a movie that addressed them and their problems .
15 It is therefore necessary to pick up the optical signals , convert them into electrical signals , amplify them using a repeater and re-convert them into optical signals every so often along the way .
16 While an acquittal does not falsify police results , may we not regard a conviction as verifying them ?
17 Confront your fears by asking yourself what practical steps you would be taking if you were feeling motivated — make a list and do them .
18 Especially in New York , few bosses would favour a merger that left them as number two .
19 As they approached , they could hear that he was whistling merrily as he walked and , upon seeing them , he raised a hand and gave them a frank open smile .
20 They piled into Deptford because someone heard a shot and phoned them .
21 I often set a problem and allow them to choose their own method of working .
22 Encouraging each governor to adopt a class and giving them an opportunity to report back on their visits helps governors to have a sense of purpose and enables them to frame general reports and LEA/DES regulations in the context of their adopted classes and children .
23 How do you enter a formula that joins them together ?
24 The young constable and the landlord each grabbed a combatant and frogmarched them into the village street .
25 Yet the same dancers can look confident and articulate when they are performing a style that suits them .
26 They both agreed that if you could n't enjoy yourself on the way , what was the point in running a business that afforded them so much freedom to travel ?
27 Soon the marching changed to slithering as the patrol hit a scree that propelled them forward as if they were on ball-bearings and they came tumbling headlong to the bottom .
28 Goals by Mick Harford and Julian James enabled Luton to come from behind and claim a win that leaves them only three points behind Coventry , the club fourth from bottom , with four games each to play .
29 The sudden jerky movement rocked the boat , creating a wave that knocked them both off balance .
30 When you go to light them , use a wick and light them at arms length .
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