Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] they [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Children here do n't lack any sort of ability it 's because th they English is n't their first language so they need support in learning English to help them with the everyday necessities of the national curriculum . |
| 2 | I do not therefore mind leaving these matters in the safe hands of the Germans , just as many nations before 1914 were content to leave them in the safe hands of the British . |
| 3 | It is easy to dismiss them as the strategic outpourings of a new recruit trying to impress the party machine . |
| 4 | For their part , trade unions showed little or no interest in the new community-based movements that emerged from the late 1960s , and saw little to interest them in the educational work that developed around community struggles . |
| 5 | Timing is also of the essence — flowers can be sent to you through the post as soon as the special event is over , but the best option is to be able to press them on the very day that they are used . |
| 6 | You will then be able to soak them in the medicated solution for maximum effectiveness . |
| 7 | The female when on heat was obviously erotically inclined herself , and could soon arouse the male , but , once aroused , the sexual drive of both animals seemed unable to direct them towards the exact behaviour demanded by the situation . |
| 8 | Are we gon na be able to get them into the right place ? |
| 9 | In deciding whether to begin or continue litigation , one major factor is whether a party will have to pay the costs or be able to recover them from the other party . |
| 10 | The staff were amazed at how quickly she grasped the various issues and was able to slot them into the incredible filing system of her memory . |
| 11 | He will be able to tell them about the Labour party 's opposition to discounts , but he will not be able to tell them how much they would pay under the Labour party system , because the Labour party will not say . |
| 12 | The colours are bright and are called fluorescent to distinguish them from the normal opaque colours in the usual felt-tip pens . |
| 13 | The champions have tremendous belief in their own ability , and while it 's premature to compare them with the great Kilkenny sides they look well enough equipped to retain their title . |
| 14 | Over here , it 's MCA who have shown themselves more than keen to clutch them to the corporate breast , and have consequently raised the stakes uncomfortably high for a band who readily confess to their ignorance of this caper 's day-by-day dealings . |
| 15 | Where mirrors are likely to confuse and be dangerous , it 's best to hang them with the bottom edge above ground level where it 's visible . |
| 16 | It is possible to scan them with the existing equipment and incorporate their digitised image directly into the page design but the quality is still rather poor . |
| 17 | If the examiner has exercised his fancy by using fictitious names , like Tomkins , you are perfectly entitled to abbreviate them to the initial letter — unless , of course , two parties in the same problem have the same initial letter . |