Example sentences of "[to-vb] them [vb infin] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they worked in their home town , the audience would queue round the block to see them perform twice nightly . |
| 2 | Still , it was great to see them go back into the wild when they were old enough . ’ |
| 3 | She was gratified to see them jump apart , eyes popping . |
| 4 | Now what sort of pay formula would you like to see them come up with ? |
| 5 | I want to hear them discuss how they will bring an end to all forms of intensive animal farming , ban bloodsports , end testing on animals , stop animals being used in circuses , ban imports of fur products and end this disgraceful trade . |
| 6 | While I have great sympathy for the doctors of twenty years or more ago who did not realise the addictive effect of such tablets when they began to prescribe them , I do not feel equal sympathy for those doctors ( fortunately their number is growing less ) who still hand out similar prescriptions to their patients and then fail to monitor their progress or to help them give up the medication as soon as possible . |
| 7 | Company managers have been asked to provide support for smoking employees who may find the new policy difficult to follow , and if required , staff will be offered counselling to help them give up . |
| 8 | To help them grow up strong . |
| 9 | When recession struck the oil-pumping south-west in the 1980s , thrifts in Texas and elsewhere pleaded for a relaxation of capital standards to help them grow out of trouble . |
| 10 | The first part of the video shows each family member approaching various advice services , including the CAB , to help them sort out their money problems . |
| 11 | Simon House and the annex take in people from the street and try to help them sort out their lives . |
| 12 | It is inevitably a part of the normal grieving process that people search for the dead person in a multitude of ways , but it is very necessary for friends of the bereaved to help them choose carefully . |
| 13 | The centre 's goal has been to enhance the quality of life of people who have cancer , and to possibly allay progression of the disease ; to give people some feeling of control over their lives and their healthcare , and to help them cope better with having cancer . |
| 14 | Your midwife and doctor , though , see many pregnant women , so they need to use all their skills to help them build up a picture of your individual , unique pregnancy . |
| 15 | I 'm driving them down , and I 'm going to stay a few days to help them settle in , I 'll be staying at a pub — ’ |
| 16 | Lizards and geckos are equipped with sharp claws and gripping toe pads to help them cling on after making a crash landing on a tree . |
| 17 | When the backs of the person 's legs are against the toilet bowl or bed , arrange their clothing and push on the front of their hips to help them sit down . |
| 18 | With the phenomenal explosion of information science in recent years , the vast increase in publishing costs and the reduction in government grants to educational establishments , librarians seem to spend a great deal of their time these days poring over computer print-outs on library utilization , in order to help them decide where to recommend cutbacks in library service ( e. g. shorter opening hours or reduced service from enquiry desks ) . |
| 19 | A pony will often find a ‘ fifth leg ’ when a big horse will fall flat on his nose , and although you do n't see any small ponies at the top in eventing , many riders like a bit of pony blood in their eventers ‘ to help them think more quickly ’ . |
| 20 | YOUNG Belfast offenders appealed today for a £140,000 Government injection to help them stay straight . |
| 21 | The women 's organizations in Nicaragua and ANDES 21 de junio , the teachers ' association , have arranged weekly visits to the camps to talk to the women about the political situation in El Salvador and to help them organize collectively : |
| 22 | ONE CAN but wish the publishers of all good luck in getting their money back on this book , for , much as all cricketers should not only strive to become good fielders but enjoy the process of improving their game , how many will lash out nigh on £15 for a manual to help them do so ? |
| 23 | This seems , this seems a worthwhile thing to do to me , Chairman , this may reflect that , this position that we are in the business cycle that er , you know , with a slightly optimistic outlook , a lot of firms are seeing themselves in a position to expand and , and need this to help them do so . |
| 24 | The New Zealand government looks after the Cook Islands , Niue and Tokelau ; the Americans have Samoa , and the British look after the four islands of the Pitcairn group , selling stamps for the islanders to help them keep up their revenues . |
| 25 | People who know they have HIV should visit their doctor regularly , to help them keep as healthy as possible . |
| 26 | The object is to help them communicate more effectively with their colleagues in France and Germany . |
| 27 | This service gives clubs and organisations the opportunity to invite a speaker from Scottish Nuclear to give a talk and slide presentation to help them find out the true facts about us . |
| 28 | In any case , the Dwarfs saw in the savage human tribes potential allies to help them fight the Orcs and , ultimately , to help them win back the lost Dwarf fortresses . |
| 29 | Thus if an expert and the parties are faced with an ambiguous or impossible procedure laid down by contract , the court may be able to help them work out what they are supposed to do . |
| 30 | It would have been much better if they had been getting some therapy to help them understand why they needed to take drugs in the first place . |