Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] them [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 ( ii ) It is probably clear to the reader that , although we are trying to work formally and to assume nothing other than that given , we do not choose our definitions of unc and unc in a perfectly random fashion , but rather make them reflect what we want to happen .
2 It was hard , travelling home in that bus , and surrounded by the immense , evident , and varied liberties of people and land , to believe in the small impossibilities of her own home , and she felt , as she so frequently felt , the will to believe it to be different : the truth was too grotesque and too unnatural , and her hopes were so strong that she carelessly let them wander a little , giving them a little leeway , letting them sniff and pry and explore .
3 Use a sunscreen with a SPF greater than 10 from 6 months onwards , and then only let them stay in the sun for short periods .
4 Colin and John wish to thank White 's Electronics for the posters , key-rings and badges they supplied and Denise Rushton , who not only let them have exhibition space free of charge , but also travelled from Leicester to Telford to meet them on the day .
5 If so let them carry on .
6 Cats sleep a lot , so let them choose their own spots — instead of a cosy fireside , your two might prefer an old box on top of the filing cabinet .
7 Just le lea you 're leading them home so let them pick a bit of grass and then you go on into the yard and I 'll give them the breakfast , they have their breakfast and while they 're eating their breakfast you 're doing your horse and you get finished and then you go and have yours .
8 my granddad yeah , yeah but my granddad , he 's Scotch my other granddad was a German , me grandma were Jewish and I were born in London so let them fathom that out .
9 So let them have one boyl Then glass them .
10 Are there occasions when there are other opportunities for kids to meet university people , perhaps hear them speak about their subjects ?
11 ‘ Bearing in mind the vast divide between rich and poor in Argentina , they presumably let them eat cake all the time , ’ said Perdita .
12 I could not stop them , so I rather let them get on with it …
13 You know all the guests and something about them ; you can greet , welcome , introduce and generally make them feel at home .
14 Just make them pay for the
15 I just make them see the colour going up the stem of a plant .
16 Head of Department : ‘ We already make them purchase a pad plus two HB pencils — total £1·50 for Art for the parents .
17 On an outward breath just let them go .
18 But the blacks they just let them go .
19 ‘ I suggest we just let them suffer , ’ Ben said cheerfully .
20 We owe it to these people and British Telecom owes it to these people just let them pay for what they use get rid of the standing charge .
21 Before the start , just let them know you are there and do n't let anyone crowd you ; try and make as much space for yourself as you can .
22 or whatever , just let them know roughly what you 're doing , cos , all they get is a tape , it gives them an idea of what sort of things were happening at that time , any words they ca n't pick up if she 's cooking , maybe that 's something she was making or whatever , erm , in the please write the first names and details , why you know them , of all the people speaking on this side of the tape , in order in which they speak on the tape in the first , first instance , right , you know , so now Carla , my husband , myself , Lee and , you do n't need to repeat them again after that
23 Anyway er I went out and I shut the gates and just let them know that you know , they 'd sort of I wa I was checking
24 If they get in if they start getting in the way the best thing to do is just let them relax to the side and try and forget about them , I know it 's difficult to forget about them but just to the conscious effort with the hands is just to put them at the side .
25 On the first trip , we just let them enjoy the sailing and see how much fun it can be .
26 No , just let them see that you ca n't cope and they 've got you ! ’
27 They 're quite nice boys , but those silly people just let them run wild . ’
28 Her smooth cream front became quite blotched with dampness because she made no effort to check her tears , just let them run down her face and drop wetly on to her bodice .
29 in Barbados and er some young chaps had saw me lying on the beach and er they stole my bag and they stuck a gun in my face and freeze lady , you do n't do any thing , you just let them take what they want and its a horrible feeling when your there , we were there for three weeks and it just totally spoiled the holiday but the ramifications of it do n't just stop once you got on the plane home , it was very frightening
30 If they were really brother and sister , they were a strange pair , but that was nobody 's business but their own , and like all the other members of the company , Noreen just let them get on with it .
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