Example sentences of "[adj] [vb past] them [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 This brought them into hostile contact with some of their neighbours , especially with the counts of Armagnac .
2 They were also in the business of wiring installations for consumers ( in houses , factories , schools , offices , shops ) beyond the mains terminals , and this brought them into direct competition with the 7500 , usually small , independent electrical contractors .
3 The regional team of officers began from the basepoint of the Mezey Report , but this left them with considerable policy problems to solve since the zone hospital concept was supported neither by the constituent health authorities of the region ( the AHAs and the DMTs ) , nor by the community health councils .
4 Manchester United pipped them in last season 's Rumbelows Cup semi-final thriller and could pay for it today .
5 Plaudits still flow his way after the match , but Sole accepted them with typical modesty .
6 Again , the would-be reformers ' interpretation of the 1980s led them to this conclusion .
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