Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] they [subord] they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time , he took great trouble over the team 's welfare , even to the extent of helping them when they signed their contracts . |
| 2 | Newspapers remain expensive propositions and the cost of running them until they turn in a profit is immense . |
| 3 | The South is a different country so there 's no point in uniting them unless they want to be united . |
| 4 | She does not , apparently , test her spellings by saying them as they look , but imposes upon them the correct pronunciation . |
| 5 | A COUPLE who caused suffering to their pets by deserting them when they moved house have been banned from keeping animals for five years . |
| 6 | From the skies above , incoming missiles blaze their trail to your cities , and you must defend them by hitting them before they hit you . |