Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [v-ing] them [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , we 'd like to think that er people , once they 've been introduced to these different sorts of drinks , and become a bit more aware about different sensible levels , would actually be interested in buying them in the future and trying them out themselves . |
| 2 | ‘ I have devised a number of exquisite tortures for little boys who break bottles ’ he wrote , ‘ such as circumcising them with the jagged fragments ’ . |
| 3 | Many fish , squid , octopuses , comb-jellies and jellyfish ensure that the abyssal depths are never completely dark by filling them with the sparkle and shimmer of animal light . |
| 4 | Even so I did not expect my feet to be trouble-free after using them for the first time on a full day 's hiking in the Purbeck Hills . |
| 5 | The author undermines ‘ adult ’ notions of what is normal and natural and obvious by showing them through the eyes of a young boy who is trying to puzzle it all out . |
| 6 | He had got as far as the packaging and labelling them at his premises prior to taking them to the ship . |
| 7 | Ensure the flowers are as dry as possible before placing them on the blotting paper , as any remaining moisture will encourage mildew to form and spoil all your efforts . |
| 8 | So we do have a problem and and we need to grasp that the a conclusion talking about rolling programme we are concerned about resources we 're , we 're , we 're concerned about using them to the best advantage . |
| 9 | Mr Thomson also felt undermined because ‘ untoward occurrences ’ , including allegations of staff threatening residents , were not being relayed to him for up to three weeks , even though he was legally responsible for reporting them to the county council . |
| 10 | The truth , she mused , as others had done before her , was an elusive element , and — short of shooting them in the kneecaps , or intermittently holding their heads under water there was little one could do to persuade people to reveal it . |
| 11 | We want to lay emphasis on the concept of community education : it represents a whole attitude to education which makes science , maths and all the other subjects students learn , meaningful by relating them to the real experiences of life outside school . |
| 12 | This strategy is capable of converting them from the least profitable product group to the most profitable — for a time . |
| 13 | His sincere and careful counselling was ineffective in introducing them to the life of the church . |
| 14 | Molloy and Carroll suggest that while Access courses equip students with whatever is necessary for the completion of a degree course they may be less successful in preparing them for the higher levels of academic performance . |
| 15 | Firstly , the weight transmitted through the sailor 's feet can be used to counter the capsize by placing them on the rail ( W2 ) . |
| 16 | And you ca n't do that by beating them over the head with clichéd , didactic behaviour . |
| 17 | Tony Meek says it means the world to be in the race and its a dream come true … he gets his dogs ready by walking them in the forest every morning … they have good food … weetabix … honey and milk for breakfast … cooked meat … raw meat and vegatables for tea … he says his dogs have a good chance of winning they 're second and third favourites and he 's not bothered which one does it … |