Example sentences of "[v-ing] them [adv] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The effect of interrupting sleep after two or three hours is to deny the subjects almost all REM sleep , while allowing them much of the deep slow wave sleep that they might be expected to have in a normal night . |
| 2 | ( d ) The massive body of historical research that has gone on throughout this century has gradually discovered new sources of information and refined our views of the early modern period , in all probability bringing them closer to the objective truth . |
| 3 | Soilless composts will do very well as they are , keeping them slightly on the dry side , but be very careful , as such composts take a long time to dry out but then do so completely with alarming rapidity , and are exceedingly difficult to wet through to the centre of the root-ball . |
| 4 | Slowly curl the dumb-bells upwards to shoulder height , twisting them gradually during the full movement until the palms are facing you . |
| 5 | Also , with Bush committed to opposing both bills , Republicans in Congress were anxious to enable him to avoid the political embarrassment of vetoing them just before the presidential election . |
| 6 | The air smelt dank and trapped despite the wind that poured past them , forcing them deeper into the solid darkness ahead . |
| 7 | Branches cracked from trees and plunged into the turbulent waters behind Tallis , who clutched her cloak and cowl , holding them tightly against the tearing wind . |
| 8 | They ran away , although this was taking them further into the old town when they had hoped to escape from it . |
| 9 | I do n't like any of the transistor stuff and some of the modifications did n't work , but nowadays they 're making them just like the old ones and they 're brilliant . ’ |
| 10 | The French troops in Saudi Arabia moved up to Hafar al-Batin , some 100 km from the Kuwaiti border , placing them effectively in the front line . |
| 11 | Paula was just saying he was in there doing , doing the doors , whatever doing the doors meant you know whether he 's actually putting them on or he 's ba is he , is he just putting them straight into the existing |
| 12 | In practice , those with established political views will have no difficulty in recognising comments with which they disagree and putting them promptly in the Favourable to Them column . |