Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] them [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was sorry to see them striding along the walks at Tunbridge Wells with their arms akimbo , dressed in martial uniform , ’ wrote the authoress Elizabeth Montagu that spring of some fellow members of her sex . |
| 2 | It 's not unusual to find them basking on the slopes of the teeing areas . |
| 3 | Shipmasters long ago found that their societies are never likely to help them owing to the inevitable scattering of members and the indifference which distance begets . |
| 4 | ‘ It seemed unfair to make them play in the dark , ’ John says . |
| 5 | Perhaps they are sheepish about the efficiency or integrity of their testing systems , and unwilling to have them exposed to the public scrutiny that would follow if the banned athletes chose to take the matter further in law . |
| 6 | Another result is that firms make ‘ supernormal ’ profits ( profits in excess of those necessary to induce them to remain in the industry ) at consumers ' expense . |
| 7 | This level of provision represents a very substantial commitment of resources to the enterprise bodies and it should be sufficient to enable them to carry through the wide range of tasks expected of them and to build on their excellent first year of operation . |
| 8 | They really are a very vibrant organization , and er , I think we really would wish them well , and , and very pleasing to see them adapting to the new circumstances . |