Example sentences of "them [conj] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think they , if they , I mean as long as they know we are going to tell them or give them something each month they ought , ought to begin to look out for it . |
| 2 | The spherical objects are very fragile and must be guided by Steg , to do this he must either nudge them or give them a quick blow ( erm … yes , fair enough — Ed ) . |
| 3 | Depending on how influential people were , Mickey either nodded at them or gave them a hearty greeting . |
| 4 | ‘ They took away our films , developed them and gave them back damaged . |
| 5 | He cast around for somewhere to put them , and at once Mei Ling took them and gave them to a waiting servant . |
| 6 | You know , there was a lot of people had them and gave them out to neighbours or not total strangers , but people that were n't really related to them . |
| 7 | Instead , hoping to expedite matters , he squatted down beside them and gave them a hand . |
| 8 | Religion is not equatable with particular religions : it transcends Hinduism , Christianity , Islam , and all other religions , yet it harmonizes them and gives them reality . |
| 9 | Gandhi describes religions as human constructs or expressions of that which underlies them and gives them reality . |
| 10 | Both Pope Eugenius III and Pope Adrian IV pursued an active policy of acquiring castles , fortifying them and giving them special status . |
| 11 | I fancy some of the sailors , having relatives gardeners , seeing these plants so carefully boxed up , took them for rarities ; so were tempted to steal them and give them to their friends . ’ |
| 12 | To do that job you would have to take in all the deer in every year , weigh and measure them and give them their dose , and feed them while you did it . |
| 13 | There she would lick them and give them her scent and then allow them to feed alongside her own kittens . |
| 14 | They were a little startled to see two hippies and a Paki walk in ; there was some conversation on the subject and several glances in our direction , so I made sure we did n't eyeball them and give them reason to get upset . |
| 15 | ‘ We are working very heavily with them to convert them and give them the business skills they may not have acquired to date , ’ says Mr Smaje . |
| 16 | With more express items carrying the same design , it will be easier for all countries throughout the world to recognise them and give them priority treatment . |
| 17 | Privately Captain Simcox hoped the IRA would be a match for the Tans — well , perhaps that was expecting too much — but it would be something if they could put some manners on them and give them a bloody nose now and again . |
| 18 | First of all we offer a good a service as possible , we try to get to know the individuals , and help them and give them individual advice . |
| 19 | When it is pointed out that a number of Labour programmes have been markedly radical , as in 1945 and 1983 , then it is claimed that the leaders have failed to be behind them and give them their solid backing and support . |
| 20 | They used take them and give them a drink . |
| 21 | I have a solicitor in England who will reply to them and give them instructions . ’ |
| 22 | We must consider how to look after them , train them and give them the self-esteem and confidence they deserve . |
| 23 | And sometimes they need external authority to control them and give them standards and tell them what to do . |
| 24 | you could ring them and give them |
| 25 | What I am saying most specifically is take all of me — and here of course Gary began the melody on the piano and we all smiled and then she sang , sang her song , and believe me we did all listen to the words that night , we knew that the man who had been attacked was there , and we knew that O and Boy were standing shoulder to shoulder in our midst , we saw them in the centre of the mirror , saw ourselves standing beside them and standing by them and give me a drink now because I had such hopes of a lover of my own on that evening and here I am . |