Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] [noun sg] to they " in BNC.

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1 When it comes to evangelising , Michael Green reminds us , ‘ Evangelism is never proclamation in a vacuum ; but always to people , and the message must be given in terms that make sense to them ’ ( Green 1970:115 ) .
2 They understand what is going on in ways that make sense to them and , if we want to understand their behaviour , and perhaps to explain it , we have to start from where they are .
3 The eggs that give rise to them develop spontaneously , without being penetrated by a sperm .
4 Although oligodendrocytes themselves normally do not divide , the precursor cells that give rise to them do .
5 Some further examples of each kind , organized under the maxims that give rise to them , may help to make the distinction clear .
6 ‘ For 10 minutes they attempted to engage Anthony in conversation before explicitly asking him to work for and provide information to them .
7 The opening paragraph described her as having ‘ gone all out to play an extremely ignominious role by jumping around to establish ties , make outcries , agitate the people , fan the flames , and add fuel to them .
8 Both backward linkages , when a TNC buys local materials and goods and adds value to them , and forward linkages , when domestic companies buy intermediate goods that the TNCs produce and add value to them , can have substantial financial , employment and technical effects .
9 He can also make policy decisions and give effect to them , as , for instance , was often done when prosecutions were not brought for attempted suicide .
10 He can also make policy decisions and give effect to them … "
11 Clarify your people 's goals and get commitment to them .
12 As you 'll know , had we been in India , we would have built a pyre and set fire to them .
13 With the last of the petrol I covered the body of the catapult and the used-up bottle of the ‘ thrower where they lay on the sand and set fire to them .
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