Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] them [verb] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They should let them buy more land and do more council building . |
| 2 | She told him if he could not face her and the baby , he must let them leave this place . |
| 3 | And if you decide to distribute them then you 're going to need to help , so you just give a few to , and a few to you as well , we 'll get them distributed that way . |
| 4 | You 'd hear them clinking all night . |
| 5 | And er you you you could hear them patting this butter outside a shop you know , it was a lovely sound on marble slabs and they were patting away at this butter . |
| 6 | I sent the cheque back , saying that although it had been immensely good of them to bring me up , I must have been a great burden and was now a disappointment , so I would prefer them to keep this money as some repayment for all they had done . |
| 7 | Gravity attracts objects towards each other ; antigravity would make them repel each other . |
| 8 | Ethics do have a place in the boardroom , and our employees , er employees in I B M , would expect them to have that place . |
| 9 | They had formulated some vague ideas which would let them use this effect to shorten the perceived time it took to play the games they had to play , but the castle clocks , or perhaps the castle itself , seemed unwilling to cooperate . |
| 10 | A benefit suggested by 17% of the wives from the ‘ substitution attendance ’ was that it would allow them to help each other out in emergencies . |
| 11 | This would allow them to have some influence in the company ( unlike in Britain , where there has been no sizeable reservations of shares on a collective basis in the shape of employee trusts ) as shareholders as well as having worker-directors . |
| 12 | I sat down with LIFE and worked through their philosophy , erm in line with our own as it were , and they agreed , and I would ask them to agree this year that any paperwork or any leaflets they distribute make it very clear that a choice remains for a woman in terms of whether or not she should have an abortion , because LIFE is fairly , yes , Michael ? |
| 13 | And erm based on that , erm we would hope that we 're able to give them everything that they are looking for , certainly on the results point of view and also in terms of erm the commitment and the on-going situation for the future , that will help them sell more product . |
| 14 | Yeah yeah but erm what I 'm saying is you can tax them take that surplus , cream it off , create an equal society direct state intervention invest it in factories , whatever . |
| 15 | I might see if I can persuade them to do some practice bits with Therese . ’ |
| 16 | Hard and fast rules can not be laid down as each individual situation varies , but if nurses participate in discussion and role play , it can help them to have more confidence when they experience the real situation . |