Example sentences of "[that] [verb] [vb pp] them [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shallow wells generally contain much water that has reached them from the surface , and this may bring varying amounts of contamination . |
| 2 | Sedgefield Racers make the long trip to Chiltern tonight looking to maintain an end of season run that has taken them to the fringes of the play-off chase . |
| 3 | Our mountains have survived for millions of years , bearing witness to a history of violent , volcanic activity , glaciation and erosion , but ironically it 's the invention of the internal combustion engine and lightweight waterproof clothing that has put them under the most severe pressure yet . |
| 4 | On the contrary , the miners ' wives seemed desperate to keep the spirit that had seen them through the long months , the solidarity and friendship and , above all , the feeling that together they could do something to change the world and make it a better place , not only for themselves , but for all those suffering injustice . |
| 5 | It was her deep sorrow and unhappiness at the tragic accident that had brought them to the United States , together with all the fraught , highly charged tension of having to be in Ross 's company for any length of time , which had taken its toll of her already precariously weak reserves of strength . |
| 6 | It was pretty much like the cab of the truck that had brought them from the Store . |
| 7 | At once , he could see that it was the same monstrous nightmare that had attacked them in the basement . |
| 8 | The Chinese have given just enough support to the allies to bring themselves back into favour with the western governments , particularly America 's , that had spurned them after the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989 . |
| 9 | What magic did these brothers possess that had catapulted them into the rarefied atmosphere of the multi-billionaires . |
| 10 | Because it 's the media that 's got them on the run is n't it ? |