Example sentences of "they [vb infin] the " in BNC.

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1 one is that i it may be that the old moral economy worked because the peasants recognized that , in a sense , that was the way they w well they , they could not stand up and criticize the landlord th the , the most they could do was to try and get the landlord to behave in a reasonable way , and that within that there would then be the sub-culture , the counter-culture of , of beginnings of mutual aid and what is happening in is in part that the communists are making them think the old moral economy work , but in part they are picking up on those sub- culture bits because the , the , the whole of mutual aid idea is , is coming from existing peasant cooperations .
2 Too often in the past , he said , politicians had been bamboozled by specialists into believing that the problems were so great that the answer was to set up bodies like the UGC and let them make the decisions .
3 But there 's nothing wrong with challenging people on a personal level and letting them make the choices … ’
4 However fast and unpredictable the changes to their world , this resourcefulness will help them make the best of it .
5 Our aim is to help them make the right purchase by giving them all the information they need .
6 But too much mist obscures the question what it is like to be a chimp for even the best-meaning efforts to make them make the best of meaning .
7 And the council 's housing department is asking tenants thinking of moving on to help them make the most of the housing stock by giving early notice when they intend to leave .
8 CAN ANYBODY be expected to take the Deputy Director of Wirral Social Services seriously when he suggests that feeding curry to toddlers will help them counteract the evils of racism ?
9 We will ensure that all 14–19 year olds have a personal tutor and careers advice , helping them build the foundations for personal fulfilment and success .
10 They went ahead and applied to Hesel Heseltine , who agreed to let them build the power station .
11 A five-metre scrum in the closing minutes saw them splinter the Quins pack for Charles to touch down .
12 If your senior executives have the information to help them answer the following questions they will be well equipped to make the right decisions .
13 Under-threes are accompanied by parents , who help them explore the brightly coloured equipment against a stimulating background of music and storytelling .
14 They 're even prepared to come for free , if we let them mime the record . "
15 If you become pregnant you should tell your Social Security office and let them know the date your baby is due , so that you can get tokens for seven pints or eight half-litres of milk each week for yourself until your baby is born .
16 We 'll let them know the date we 're going to start , and offer incentives if they sign up before that deadline .
17 Kettering persuaded him to come South and he helped them win the Southern League ( Eastern ) Championship in 1927–28 and 1928–29 .
18 My ambition is to help them win the Cup or the League — or both . ’
19 Hopefully they will go there as champions but I would love to see them win the Irish Cup , ’ said Flanagan .
20 The government is now devising methods to enable them to use the welfare state to control people and make them tow the line .
21 As a service organisation , The Catering Guild depends entirely on the quality of its staff to maintain its own high ideals and , to help them recruit the very best people , it offers attractive terms and conditions — higher than the average rates of pay , Christmas bonuses , paid holiday from year one and superb training .
22 There was the hope that modest constitutional change might attach the middle classes to the established institutions of the country by making them consider the House of Commons as an ultimate tribunal where their grievances could be discussed and remedied .
23 If my readers still doubt this let them consider the situation as we find it among societies which have not advanced as far as we have , for instance , among the aborigines of Central Australia .
24 Now detectives can only hope that publicity surrounding the funeral will encourage someone to come forward and help them catch the murderer .
25 We must let them steal the shuttle we 've prepared for them .
26 Let's help them enjoy the game .
27 You can take them up a mountain , but you can never make them enjoy the view .
28 On the first trip , we just let them enjoy the sailing and see how much fun it can be .
29 This will help them combat the tactics of the batsmen who these days look more like knights of old with their protective clothing .
30 Let them watch the Masters in action and re-live Fred Couples ' thrilling victory earlier this year on the Augusta Masters video from The Video Collection ( £10.99 ) .
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