Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] them [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were amused by the way she consumed endless bowls of ice-cream or asked them to make her special snacks in between the normal meals . |
| 2 | ‘ Alternatively , a woman may have low self-esteem , feeling she can only impress others or make them like her by buying status symbols or the latest fashions . |
| 3 | If you then say , yes I think that 's very good I 'll do as you say you do not repeat no give them your money , or let them handle your money . |
| 4 | It does n't prevent them being ambitious and idealistic for themselves , or stop them comparing themselves with other students in their class , their school , in other parts of the country or the world . |
| 5 | And I 'll use any tools to do that , from playing games or getting them to draw their feelings , or setting them photo assignments or working on family album photographs or using masks or setting up psycho-dramatic tableux with them . |
| 6 | All too often , it is also a form of manipulation — a way of hurting or punishing others , or persuading them to do what we want , in the absence of honesty and integrity . |
| 7 | We may think we see the dead person walking down the street , or hear them calling our name . |
| 8 | trying to establish whether the young person is ‘ really gay ’ , or asking them to prove it ; |
| 9 | If you do not help your people , or allow them to help themselves , they may all die , and take you with them . |
| 10 | The first one is the erm , er , or so , when directs authority over somebody , will , we do n't , we ca n't tell them to do it , we have to influence or persuade them to do something . |
| 11 | Or to have them put you |
| 12 | She did not throw clothes away if she could mend them or alter them to make them more fashionable . |
| 13 | Indeed , and to allow them to take that sort of action that they feel allows them , or enables them to express what they 're feelings are , but to assume that they can take the sort of action that we as adults have not been able to take , i.e. to find different ways and more mature ways of resolving conflicts is putting expectations on children that we as adults have n't been able to achieve ourselves . |
| 14 | Well designed information systems can give the information which will assist managers make better decisions , give their businesses competitive advantage or help them improve their cost structure or product base . |
| 15 | There are such men in this city , and even to see them , never mind to touch them or have them kiss you , or see them just before dawn , or to have them as one of your dear friends , is one of the great pleasures of our life , and it is commoner than most people think . |
| 16 | His mother looked nervously at them as they came in long after dark — she was obdurately against the recalling of ‘ the bad old times ’ and she would neither ask them what they had seen nor let them tell her . |
| 17 | Nor let them punish me with loss of rhyme , |
| 18 | For one thing poor countries produce similar commodities , and encouraging them to increase their exports has flooded the market . |
| 19 | A lead team of managers and trade union members oversees the whole programme but the emphasis is on involving employees and encouraging them to solve their own problems . |
| 20 | Introducing young people to society and encouraging them to express themselves should not create conflict , as long as there is a co-operative understanding within the family or community . |
| 21 | There seems nothing at all strange about the Church , which paid the salaries of these men and expected them to serve it , considering the question of whether or not they should be able to engage in an activity which , no matter how acceptable , would have diverted them from their main task . |
| 22 | Instead of retaining exclusive control over classroom resources , Rick showed pupils where equipment , etc. was kept and expected them to help themselves to whatever they needed . |
| 23 | When the crowds had left after the second home match , Chapman met the helpers in the stand and asked them to take him on trust , asserting that the changes were in the club 's interest . |
| 24 | Let's try and get it on the board , which somebody has written on and I told them about that and asked them to clean it , but , bring a spray can of white paint next time . |
| 25 | I went up to the union and reported it and asked them to do something about it . |
| 26 | We asked them if they had vomited or abused laxatives and asked them to record their weight on a weekly basis . |
| 27 | She left his number with them and asked them to get him to ring , then made another drink . |
| 28 | Afterwards , when told he had best wait for his bodyguard , Caledor replied that he could expect no better bodyguards than these hunters , and asked them to accompany him on his quest to the shrine . |
| 29 | In the meantime , in order to prepare to work the system themselves , the Corporation wished to be rid of the fifteen cars that were the property of the B.E.T. , and asked them to remove them forthwith . |
| 30 | As she gaped at him he went on calmly , ‘ I told them you would be staying at the palazzo and asked them to have your luggage repacked and sent over here . ’ |