Example sentences of "[verb] them [vb infin] in [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our main purpose in life is to make people aware of the problem , to make them think of their own vulnerability and responsibility and make them act in a safe and sensible way . |
| 2 | He lifted his shoulders and let them fall in a dismissive shrug . |
| 3 | To help them get in the laughing mood . ’ |
| 4 | Better to give them a good life here than to let them suffer in the vague hope of some better afterlife . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ He refused to let them return in the New Year to London , ’ she said . |
| 6 | Outdoor play is particularly important because it helps them develop in a whole variety of ways . |
| 7 | Is it ethical for man to interfere with the genetic constitution and physiological functions of living organisms , especially of man and the higher animals , in order to make them perform in a different way ? |
| 8 | The great public buildings were stuccoed with gypsum to make them dazzle in the bright sea-light . |
| 9 | Now what I 'm wondering is this : instead of thinking that staying put is natural , and then having to introduce a force of gravity — which then mysteriously pulls on everything to make them behave in the same way — why not start out by saying that falling is the natural thing to do ! |