Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] them [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The CAR are studying the feasibility of converting them to electronic warfare trainers . |
| 32 | The interpretative work of field staff , particularly the procedures by which they graft meaning onto the behaviour of polluters for the purpose of categorizing them for future decisions about enforcement , is , then , a central theme . |
| 33 | The human alphabet simply can not cope , and unless you know the sounds already ( in which case there is no point in writing them down ) there is no hope of learning them from these strange strings of letters . |
| 34 | The didactic approach of preaching to ‘ learners ’ ( rather than ‘ students ’ ) and of spoonfeeding them with preset values and objectives is gradually being replaced by a much more human approach where students are enabled to question and study , and to add to knowledge themselves as they extract the best from individual learning experiences . |
| 35 | Certainly there was no question of putting them under any duress and no one said there was a problem . ’ |
| 36 | Oh I never think of putting them in that . |
| 37 | And in that case the only way of identifying them with any accuracy is to hear them spoken and to witness the non-verbal behaviour with which they are preceded , accompanied or followed . |
| 38 | In this case , the researcher decides how many of each category of person should be included in the sample , but then , instead of selecting them at random from a sampling frame , the researcher goes out looking for the right number of people in each category until the quota is filled . |
| 39 | Neither have we overlooked the youngsters — in fact we have created the ‘ Acorn Club ’ for the sole purpose of entertaining them with exciting excursions and activities while you relax elsewhere . |
| 40 | I 'd like you to play with that and just with twelve pennies until you 've found all the ways of arranging them like that . |
| 41 | Although the technology was not microprocessor-based , and the events are now thirty years past , the study 's theoretical approach and empirical findings are of such interest and relevance that it is worth describing them in some detail . |
| 42 | Some of his many poems and humorous versifications were published in 1991 and in his introduction he claimed : ‘ The reasons for presenting them at all are twofold . |
| 43 | Does the Chancellor of the Exchequer recall that , in its report on the Budget , the Treasury and Civil Service Select Committee stressed that it was important that the so-called automatic stabilisers should be allowed to operate fully and that there was a case for supplementing them with discretionary increases in public expenditure ? |
| 44 | — Members of Framwellgate Moor and District Royal British Legion branch have used the Framwellgate Moor WMC as a meeting place for over a quarter of a century and Legion members said thank you to the club for providing them with free accommodation during that time . |
| 45 | Thank you for providing them in 1990 . |
| 46 | Both you and I are much blamed by the " crouner and capitanes " and in truth not without cause , for they say there is no wrong done in Ireland but only that which is done by these men that come from Ila , and Auchinbrecke said to me that he would complain to my Lord of you for sending them at all , except men you have passed and will be answerable for . |
| 47 | This was regarded and listened to with some incredulity by the majority of the airmen , whose main ambition regarding Waafs had much to do with getting them into dark corners , like behind the Naafi , and nothing whatever to do with playing the flute or any other instrument . |
| 48 | Interviews with local people in the state of Tamil Nadu revealed increased incidences of unconsciousness , vomiting and other physical symptoms among people using pesticides ; a decrease in soil fertility and numbers of earthworms and insects ; and the prevalence of a range of unsafe practices in the use of pesticides ( such as mixing them with bare hands or using old containers for food storage ) . |
| 49 | Before including them in any press pack the question " Will this be of any use to the recipient ? " must be answered in the affirmative . |
| 50 | Anybody who is interested in helping them in either capacity should phone Mrs. Noakes on Petersfield 263749 . |
| 51 | Parents may feel suspicious of these , or resentful , and will need help in using them to best advantage . |
| 52 | England has an excellent crop of young players , but my role as Captain and Selector precludes me from naming them in these pages . |
| 53 | And he nibbled at her lips again , before catching them in another long exploratory kiss that brought her to a threshold of physical pleasure she had never before experienced . |
| 54 | He made his way through the twisting streets of the harbour district , crossing the little squares where the market traders were spreading linen sheets on the ground before decking them with neat conical piles of vegetables and spices whose reds , yellows and greens shone out brightly against the white . |
| 55 | In summary , his presentation allows readers to suppose that the Pioneers were wrong in establishing , or attempting to establish , the producers ' societies as bodies separate from the consumers ' societies , and wrong even in seeing them as genuine co-operatives . |
| 56 | Even if someone believes the most secure and pernicious lies , he will not be able to help himself from doubting them at some time . |
| 57 | Wooing first John and then Richard , Philip succeeded in keeping them at each other 's throats , or at Henry 's coat-tails , for several more years . |
| 58 | Or do you not see any point in keeping them at all ? is the number to dial . |
| 59 | WCS is also useful for testing micro-instruction sequences , before lacing them in read-only storage for permanent use . |
| 60 | The Directive 's provisions are also so flexible , because of the difficulty in reaching a consensus among the member states and commentators , that there are grave doubts about whether there is any point in adopting them at all . |