Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] they [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having briefly described ten tests of language , it is now possible to compare them on a range of criteria . |
| 2 | It was obviously advantageous to record those events and the aftermath as quickly as possible to preserve them for the benefit of those who came after us . |
| 3 | When questions , for example on morbidity , had been validated in the General Household Survey , it would be possible to include them in the Resource Allocation Survey . |
| 4 | The defence recognises that market makers play an important role within the securities market and that to provide them with no immunity would be to make that market less liquid . |
| 5 | Associative and cognitive theories present two major examples of different approaches to the study of learning , and although they differ in very many respects it is possible to synthesise them in a way that offers guidance for teachers . |
| 6 | From long experience Blanche knew it was pointless to confront most interviewees , foolish to drive them into a corner . |
| 7 | Breeze had already heard the family mentioned the day before , at the Vicarage , and was interested to see them in the flesh . |
| 8 | By now the champagne was flowing … all United need now is a new owner willing to keep them in the style to which they 'd like to become accustomed . |
| 9 | Of course , our quiz is intended to be light-hearted , so if you disagree with the conclusions , feel free to take them with a pinch of salt . |
| 10 | Kylie will never forget the major role PWL played in changing her life , making a millionairess out of a minor TV star , and is prepared to defend them to the hilt . |
| 11 | And , by the way , he did have this job in Italy , but if it was in the slightest degree inconvenient to join them in the villa , he 'd book into a cheap little pensione by the railway station in Siena . |
| 12 | Prisoners offered the choice very rarely preferred death to the colonies but , because they were essentially treated in the same way as indentured servants , they could only go to America if a merchant was willing to take them on the basis of a calculation that he could sell their services at the other end . |
| 13 | ‘ It 'll probably be easy to eliminate them from the enquiry ; we are n't going to frame anybody or hassle anybody or pull anything heavy . ’ |
| 14 | The nurse may recognise potential problems and it may be appropriate to discuss them with the patient . |
| 15 | Fortunately for the young refugees , there was much to divert them from the risk they were taking . |
| 16 | It is not easy to approach them in a situation like that , without being angry . |
| 17 | The police questioned the three ‘ crew ’ , who were far too well trained to give anything away , and although forensic samples were taken from the Ouvéa it was impossible to examine them on the spot . |
| 18 | Even their parents got in on the act , when the Mercedes hired to take them to the reception blew up . |
| 19 | They are flexible enough to bend , making it simple to slot them into the side strips . |
| 20 | It would be virtually impossible to bring them under the control of one super-agency . |
| 21 | Otherwise their existence might be a source of danger , for they had followings of their own which were likely to support them against the king in a political crisis . |
| 22 | To oblige them to belong to a national group was as likely to imprison them in an identity from which they wanted to escape as to liberate them . |
| 23 | Well , how about one or two lace patterns , for example , bed jackets and cardigans for those elderly and bedridden friends , something really pretty to give them as a gift . |
| 24 | Thus the large datasets are still there , but those who manage them are more likely to place them on a file server with appropriate network access ( Knight 1993 ) . |
| 25 | So they progressed back again , Sir George clutching the letters , Maud the opened cocoon of linen and silk , and Roland the three dolls , out of some vague fancy that it was cruel to leave them in the dark . |
| 26 | When planting species of this group , it is better to plant them in a cluster or bunch . |
| 27 | Well it 's good to see them in the bath anyway having a good good old splash about , you know ? |
| 28 | Rather than sending the children out when the adults want to talk , it may be that a neighbour could make sure to include them in an outing to give the child time to talk to them . |
| 29 | It was ludicrous to see them as a threat to security . |
| 30 | Unfortunately , the surviving harpsichord by Hitchcock has lost its stop knobs : it would have been most useful to compare them with the painting . |