Example sentences of "not [verb] them [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Fordy said : ‘ Our concern is not to catch them going over the bridge but to stop them going over the bridge . ’ |
| 2 | Shareholders are requested to complete and return the proxy card , but this does not preclude them coming to the meeting and voting in person . |
| 3 | We have a serious mission to accomplish , we four and I do n't want them getting in the way . ’ |
| 4 | You do n't want them emerging with the queasy feeling they could get whacked over the head on their way back to the car . |
| 5 | We did n't like them coming in the police station , they used to come into our parade room where our men were having food , and you can imagine them coming in a bit lousy and so on . |
| 6 | We should n't leave them lying around the house like a tube of vitamin C. If the words come too easily to hand , we 'll use them without thought ; we wo n't be able to resist . |