Example sentences of "[to-vb] them [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | They are generally thicker and harder-fired than wall tiles , to enable them to stand up to heavy wear without cracking . |
2 | They were first developed on seaplanes to encourage them to take off at lower speeds and are now a common feature on speedboats . |
3 | He accused the USA of attempting to strip Arabs of their military strength to force them to give in to Israeli demands in the Middle East peace negotiations . |
4 | The easiest way I have found to assess the strength of this group of goals is to give individuals a single sheet of paper and to ask them to write down in five minutes what they hope to achieve in the next five years . |
5 | Weights were placed at all the corners of the sketches to stop them springing back into tight rolls . |