Example sentences of "[vb infin] they [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because intensive livestock production renders the animals more susceptible to disease most stockmen have developed a degree of veterinary skill which can make them a decisive factor in the profitability of any livestock enterprise . |
| 2 | Because they put 3 passes together 4 years ago does not make them a footballing side and they are only making friends now cos they are an easy touch . |
| 3 | ‘ Grey ’ issues of money occur whenever enterprises that are short of funds to pay their obligations insist that the banks should make them the necessary advances to restore their ‘ liquidity ’ . |
| 4 | But the law reports are a random collection of cases , and the very fact that each of those cases resulted from a dispute which the parties could not settle by agreement and had to take to court may make them an unrepresentative sample of the applications of the procedure . |
| 5 | Victory would earn them a semi-final place against Surrey or Kent tomorrow . |
| 6 | Yeah well I could n't so I had to come over and and buy them a flipping new one ! |
| 7 | September 26 is also Grandparents Day — so while you are in Woolworths why not buy them a special card or gift ? |
| 8 | And their eating habits can be unpredictable so you ca n't always guarantee them a healthy diet . |
| 9 | Yes , it 's always sad to say farewell to colleagues that have been with you for a number of years , but all things have to come to an end , we say farewell with sadness and er fond memories to those who 've been with us for so long , but we welcome all those who are joining us and we can promise them a thriving future . |
| 10 | One would allow the disabled to drive in the area all day ; the second gives them access up until 11.30am and after 3pm , and the third would give them no special advantages at all . |
| 11 | Only 130,000 of 700,000 eligible disabled people in Britain use their mobility allowance to run a vehicle which could give them a new life through personal transport . |
| 12 | We ca n't give them a new car park . |
| 13 | You 'd just give them a real good biff . ’ |
| 14 | Approximately 12 students are pursuing this valuable course of study , which will give them a real insight into credit management , with a special emphasis on the development of competence in the job . |
| 15 | We believe that allowing these students to go straight from S4 to a level II general SVQ will give them a real sense of progression . |
| 16 | On the foregoing conditions the Goldsmiths ' Company will grant to the Corporation a lease of the School Buildings and Land connected therewith free of rent for 999 years , and will give them a perpetual endowment of £290 per annum in addition to the sum of £10 which they are bound to pay under the will of Sir Edmond Shaa ; but the Lease and the Endowment Grant shall contain clauses giving the Goldsmiths ' Company the right of re-entry in the one case and making the annuity to cease in the other on breach of any or either of the conditions above named . " |
| 17 | Shall we give them a nice sweet , hot cup of coffee ? |
| 18 | But what I 'd do is I 'd I 'd do it from hours something like eight until six and I 'd give them a cooked lunch all fresh food |
| 19 | If Labour Members do not think that their party is the most cynical shower alive , I can give them a classic example from my county . |
| 20 | Clearly , within the scale of output being contemplated by existing holiday firms they feel this potential advantage can give them a decisive competitive edge vis-à-vis their rivals . |
| 21 | Would you give them a key position of accountability in your team ? |
| 22 | Or instead of washing them away down my mythical hillside , I could give them a decent burial in a sod of cancer graveyard , perhaps with a little cross over it . |
| 23 | ‘ But those other poor souls , whoever they are , we must give them a decent burial . ’ |
| 24 | I do n't give them a welcoming smile . |
| 25 | ‘ What we have said in the McFarlane Report is that people are calling for the earth , we ca n't give it all but we can give them a substantial part . |
| 26 | And they 'd come along cattle there just contented as could be and then they got their supper and we 'd give them a wee while of light still to eat their supper . |
| 27 | " People are always telling other people to do that kind of thing , " said Clelia , " it must give them a vicarious thrill . |
| 28 | If the utilitarian looks at it in this way , he takes it as a criterion for an acceptable use of ethical words , and way of understanding moral judgement , that it should give them a factual content which is the only one which it is sensible to expect people in general to endorse as a sensible guide to acceptable conduct . |
| 29 | I 'll just pop in and give them a good scare . |
| 30 | If they had been beaten in a fight , he would give them a good hiding and send them back out to do the job properly . |