Example sentences of "[prep] them [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These are indeed vital , but overconcern about them obscures wider issues . |
| 2 | Right You know you were talking about them deleting all er references ? |
| 3 | When the mail van pulled up outside , the hum of talk about them went silent . |
| 4 | I 've never read a U2 interview so I do n't know if there are rumours about them doing insane things . |
| 5 | I have written to one or two retail outlets complaining about them selling these fish , also spoken to a couple of managers but they are still selling these fish . |
| 6 | ‘ I think we 're more relaxed when we play covers because we 're not so worried about them sounding good as when we 're doing our own songs , ’ says Gedge . |
| 7 | I shall assume … that invented strings and certain intuitive judgements about them constitute legitimate data for linguistic research . |
| 8 | In the nineteenth century the name ‘ essential hypertension ’ was invented , meaning that in some patients a rise in blood pressure is a protective mechanism , essential in order to overcome narrowing of the arteries and force blood through them to reach vital organs . |
| 9 | The great pressure of the overlying sediments and the mineral-rich solutions that circulate through them cause chemical changes in the calcium phosphate of the bones . |
| 10 | In houses for heating it 's conceivable that you could have a huge hot water store in the basement , or a store made up of round pebbles , heated by hot air , which you could then use by circulating cool air through them to produce hot air at other times . |
| 11 | Why is it so important for them to say such things ? |
| 12 | For them to say either of these records sounds like The Stones or The Faces is insane . |
| 13 | It is a wise precaution for them to carry conventional insulins and have a regimen organised should they be troubled by pump failure . |
| 14 | So it 's definitely the latter , we are developing a fully capable Eurofighter two thousand aircraft and if erm any of our four participating nations do not want a particular facility then we will make provision for them to leave that out in production and if an export customer does not require the full range of capabilities we can also remove them for that export customer . |
| 15 | As the republican system began to be associated with right-wing policies , the left was pushed to greater political extremism as it was very difficult for them to effect political change within the Cortes . |
| 16 | The Americans found that the deepening Cold War made it impossible for them to give equal priority to all their objectives . |
| 17 | Bankers retaliate by pointing out that accountants ' advice is invariably based on historic record rather than future possibility , and that it is impossible for them to give impartial advice if they have been auditing their clients ' books over the past years . |
| 18 | But when consumers have a choice which includes widely different types of credit arrangements , it may often be more sensible for them to give more weight to the total cost of credit or the amount of each instalment . |
| 19 | In rather special circumstances this can result in the creation of new dislocations but the much more usual effect is for them to repel each other . |
| 20 | Peasant enclosures , however , were not so likely to do this as those by greater men , whose lands were sufficiently extensive for them to support large flocks and who would therefore have found such a conversion of land usage economically worth while . |
| 21 | If the obvious person to handle the case is busy will it be possible for them to delegate enough of the work for them to take it ? |
| 22 | The solicitors who gave him the court order for them to release all the details on that . |
| 23 | It was very entertaining going forward , and extremely frustrating waiting for them to score Goal-Of-The-Century ! |
| 24 | Teeth and bones are largely composed of calcium and it is essential that enough of this mineral is present in the diet for them to remain strong . |
| 25 | This would then stimulate other institutions to change their rates too , in order for them to remain competitive with the clearing banks . |
| 26 | Although the Unix International/OSF wars seem to have abated at the moment , ‘ there is always an excuse for them to rip each others hearts out , leaving Bill Gates to have the market , ’ says Rothstein . |
| 27 | There are many parents who remain in good health both mentally and physically to the day of their death , even if their physical strength is reduced , and it becomes no longer desirable for them to live alone ; and there are many daughters who share their homes in an atmosphere of personal freedom , happiness and fulfilment , enjoying their companionship right to the end . |
| 28 | According to the steward they knew it was ‘ not right ’ for them to earn those wages . |
| 29 | Hoffmann J. declared that in each case the beneficial interest in the property was owned by the bankrupt and his wife in equal shares and he made orders for possession and sale but , after considering the circumstances of the two wives and their children and , in particular , that the half shares to which they would be entitled would be insufficient for them to acquire other accommodation in the area and the educational problems of the children , imposed a provision for postponement until the youngest child in each case attained the age of sixteen . |
| 30 | However , the standing of their occupations — the fact that a programmer or analyst is regarded as a " professional " in a way in which a typist or word processor operator is not , also makes it easier for them to acquire self-employed status . |