Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] [verb] them [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parents , apparently desperate to seek attention , fool doctors into believing their youngsters are suffering from illnesses , either by faking symptoms or by making them sick . |
| 2 | Perhaps he thought that by giving them some space Maria Luisa would get Steve out of her system . |
| 3 | The subordinates push for autonomy , asserting that by letting them alone , top management will show its trust . |
| 4 | Computer staff agencies might seek to maintain contractors ' loyalty , but more by keeping them supplied with assignments than by offering them employee-like benefits . |
| 5 | He made out a clear case for embalming all bodies and for treating them all similarly , bearing in mind the long incubation period and uncertain diagnosis in HIV infections . |
| 6 | All the research has consisted of work towards the design and production of catalogue systems which satisfy the following criteria : they must be usable at sight without any appreciable need for learning or relearning , and this must be achieved without sacrificing effectiveness and without making them tedious for experienced users . |
| 7 | Some people have a talent not only for making things happen but for making them fit neatly together . |