Example sentences of "[noun pl] he [verb] them " in BNC.

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1 Thus , he acquainted himself with the meanings of the songs he heard them singing , songs of love and emigration ; with inheritances and alliances between these western chieftains ; with the size and topography of Raasay and its suitability for animal husbandry .
2 Harper told the court he 'd gone out with both Becky and Emma in the 6 months he knew them .
3 I wanted to try them on right there but for months he let them dangle in the closet upstairs , growing the wrinkles and airpockets that would finally fit his shape , the peculiar wishbone of his shanks .
4 Macari threw the corroding garment down in full view of the club 's directors he told them it reflected the state of their club .
5 This is what trousers he put them in the proper basket instead of leaving them there .
6 ‘ not for the purpose of repining that they had been deprived of the important blessings of hearing and speech , but to manifest their love and gratitude to God for all those other things He permitted them to enjoy . ’
7 His only concern was for his own men and for the standards and traditions he expected them to live up to .
8 Frankie often joined his classmates in taunting them because of their poor homes or absent fathers , yet in his heart of hearts he envied them all .
9 However , in a private call to his senior officers he urged them to fight on .
10 Thanking the residents for their comments he told them they should write to East Hampshire District Council with their objections and to send a copy to the parish council .
11 For Corporal Gary Elmer , whose day job is as a builder , this is a big change : during the week he puts them up , and at weekends he knocks them down !
12 Jesus , shortly before he left his disciples he tells them , it 's in Mark chapter sixteen , er yes , Mark chapter sixteen , in verse seventeen , it says , these signs will accompany those who have believed in my name .
13 When he sent out his disciples he instructed them to preach Dhamma , the Truth , the Norm .
14 Not because the current Duke of Bedford was obsessed with Canaletto 's work , not even because they 're very good Canalettos , but simply to cover the walls , and to be able to tell his friends he had them . ’
15 Yeah well he only used to make miniatures he makes them .
16 An Italian scholar has tried to trace their influence on Paul VI by noting how many times he quoted them .
17 Father-of-three Leslie Tobutt , 42 , told police he watched them making love in an armchair and added : ‘ I went wild . ’
18 From his great height in the hills he loves them and sorrows for them .
19 In the second place , as the Christian looks at other human beings he sees them of equally infinite value and dignity because they too are made in God 's image .
20 For a few moments he watched them , and hearing their laughter and seeing the flush of innocent enjoyment in their faces he felt a sudden bitter pang of resentment that they should have their youth still and be free to enjoy it .
21 All these men would not only write ; they would also have to read , because the Minister is not able to read all the Cabinet agenda before he gets there , or even all the agenda of the Cabinet Committees ; and if he does read the papers he reads them with an eye which often fails to understand and to spot the relevant .
22 I was the new boy at the office , he the old hand wondering what to make of me ; but if he was having second thoughts he dismissed them in a sudden grin .
23 Skinful of bowls he bowls them ,
24 He says that if they fail to get jobs he wants them to know how to live off the land and be able to feed their families .
25 Curiously they are mistaken , for though a man may have unsatisfied desires he keeps them out of sight and soon enough he masters them .
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