Example sentences of "[vb -s] them [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ David Lindley plays them all the time , and they 're special because not only is the body hollow , but the neck is hollow too . |
| 2 | Not that he plays them all that well , ’ he admitted , thoughtfully watching the harried youngster trying to be as tall as his tallest and most formidable charge . |
| 3 | Because Britain offers them cheap labour . |
| 4 | High speed , high power , high storage , high upgrade potential — the CompuADd 325 offers them all . |
| 5 | Disturbing the Ritual : The adventurers can do this simply by stepping into the circle and attacking the Vampire and his minion , but the circle offers them some protection by the time the adventurers attack : treat Maximilian and Juliane as having 1 AP , all locations , and +10 bonuses to their I scores while within the circle . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , Japanese companies seem as willing to sell technology , or collaborate on its development , as any other firms , when doing so offers them some advantage . |
| 7 | He offers them another unsettling peacemaking idea ; they invent another excuse for turning it down . |
| 8 | Iago turns them all into hypocrites . |
| 9 | Frost ai n't good for plants , it turns them black and kills them off if you ai n't careful , but I reckon grass must be OK . |
| 10 | There is a poison in potatoes that turns them green , which is very dangerous to pregnant women . |
| 11 | I do n't think she 's all that keen on them , and sometimes she kicks them all out , if it 's getting late and she wants to go to bed . |
| 12 | To-day , the world 's great athletes in almost every sport have the opportunity to earn large sums of money as a result of their skill and dedication , and no-one begrudges them that , but the Olympians compete in the Olympic Games solely for the glory and the chance of winning a gold , silver , or bronze medal . |
| 13 | In addition other purchasers , not wishing to miss a golden opportunity because they can not react quickly will attempt to insist that the seller grants them exclusive negotiating rights for a reasonable period of , for example , six weeks during which they should be able to agree a deal ; a so called lock out agreement . |
| 14 | This restricts the applicability of such rules since it renders them unavailable to any linguist interested in diachronic change or synchronic variation in a language . |
| 15 | The paramount mistake has been that the intelligence of the individual has been permitted to be clouded by childhood teaching to such an extent that he has been persuaded that the religious writings came from some other source which renders them inviolate . |
| 16 | This renders them sterile and has resulted in their virtual elimination from the Southampton and Solent coastal waters . |
| 17 | I am sorry to observe so little Care taken of the Education of our Youth designed for the Sea , even such as have a Prospect of commanding Ships either in the Government or Merchant Service : The element in which they live renders them rough and boisterous which makes a little Education more necessary to give them an early Byass . |
| 18 | Short squat whelks are also the ones most at risk from predators ( see p. 302 ) , their small size and rounded shape making them easily swallowed by gulls and eiders whilst their wide mouth renders them vulnerable to oystercatchers and crabs . |
| 19 | Indeed if there is any validity in the argument that the narrow background and insularity of judges renders them unfitted to make decisions with significant broad social consequences , there is some merit in a system which limits their ability to change the law and reserves such questions for full consideration by a democratically elected legislature . |
| 20 | Bromine , the atom in halons which makes them effective fire fighters , also renders them three times more damaging to the ozone layer than the better known chlorofluorocarbons ( CFCs ) , used in aerosols and refrigerators . |
| 21 | Fionn receives them all , hurrying them seawards , over Kirkaig Falls to Inver Bay . |
| 22 | Better ( > ) slow gentle motion ; this soothes them both generally and their specific complaints — pains , headaches etc . |
| 23 | It spoils them dear , you should n't throw them I can smell a smell |
| 24 | Naturally , he spoils them rotten . |
| 25 | It drives them all crazy . |
| 26 | As the tour will doubtless prove , what drives them crazy in Stourbridge holds good elsewhere . |
| 27 | ( 15 ) Preventing people from dreaming drives them mad . |
| 28 | ( Chapter 5 ) ( 1 ) he likes his beef tea strong how does he like his beef tea ? ( 2 ) muzak drives them mad *how does muzak drive them ? |
| 29 | The fourth type is exemplified in : ( 1 ) Ellen shook the keys loose the mixture will turn metal buttons soft muzak drives them mad Again , an easy way to detect the presence of a distinct type of adjectival structure is to consider the appropriate formulation for a question . |
| 30 | One will be no trouble at all while the other drives them insane with constant problems . |