Example sentences of "[vb pp] [coord] [verb] them [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Periodically we had lifted and turned them on the banks , where the sun and wind had shrunk and hardened them .
2 No sound , nothing but the gentle flurry of leaves as the wind lifted and scattered them like pieces of gold across the grass .
3 This is updated as the system works through the files to be offlined and copies them onto the media item .
4 We had seen and sensed them on our way up , their tentative postures , their unanimity of hesitation .
5 With the lines stretched out , have a friend apply tension on the ends to be prepared and scissor them to equal length .
6 Using the Public Windows Interface self-certification kits promised next month , independent software vendors which find their application(s) do n't run are being asked look at the source , find the undocumented Windows calls being made and give them to Sun which will add them to the PWI specification .
7 Here Ashley designed her tiles , painted and fired them in a small kiln .
8 For instance , does your " off-the-street " procedure for dealing with enquiries make the prospective clients feel wanted , well treated and leave them with an impression of an efficient , sympathetic firm capable of providing an expeditious service ?
9 Section 143 requires local authorities to compile registers of land that might be contaminated and open them for public inspection .
10 But I mean , a lot of people do n't glorify on the jobs they do , I mean Dinda she said you know , it 's awful being the one who 's getting all the all day long , kind of explained and help them with their problems , sympathise with , with something that does n't work she 'd much rather be outdoors than being a or looking after , but she said you know , it 's , it 's a secure job and these days I think well I 'm not I run my own car and they do n't really think that
11 And those if you would , for those who have not got them available , erm , we can have them copied and obtain them for you , but I suspect all of all of you sitting round the table will have P P G with you .
12 and criticizing the royal family , we have admired and criticized them in the course of the last half hour .
13 He considered him as he caused coffee to be produced and established them at the big table at the other end of his room .
14 IBM Corp and Blockbuster Entertainment Corp were yesterday due to launch their joint venture to market systems for duplicating audio compact disk recordings in retail stores : the idea is that record companies could eliminate the need to press hundreds of thousands of copies of major recordings — instead the store would tap into central databases at each record company to collect the tracks requested and record them onto a blank disk ; although no pilot systems have yet been launched , IBM said the system also could be used to make and sell computer software and video games on demand ; the IBM-Blockbuster system is expected to be designed to distribute albums in original form , rather than enabling customers to mix and match their choice of tracks , and negotiations are reportedly already under way with several record companies ; a typical CD would take about six minutes to make , complete with the glossy packaging buyers expect .
15 To furnish the interior authentically , the owner sought out period items — panelled doors , chimney pieces , etc — from local buildings that were to be demolished and installed them in appropriate positions .
16 The dealers snatch the baskets of produce they have bought and rush them to waiting lorries .
17 In typical Whig language , Ferguson concluded that the Sovereign having no other Ground of claim to any Power or Prerogative , save what he hath from the Constitution which hath settled and vested them in him , That Prince who goes about to overthrow this , does all he can to cancel his own Right .
18 Equally , it is also important for parents to apologise to their children when they have wronged or harmed them in some way .
19 They had leaflets printed and pushed them through everybody 's door to explain what was happening .
20 ‘ The Parliamentary system is n't there to give people a say in how the country is run but to delude them into thinking they have some power .
21 Her concern that the sisters living a life of contemplative discipline should in one respect be totally unrestricted — in their access to , and possession of , books — and the fact that , evidently , the brothers of the order both encouraged and instructed them in the knowledge of theological traditions , illuminates , and is symptomatic of , the problems faced by women who wished to live out their faith and give an articulate account of their experience .
22 The old woman came and silently cleared away , without once looking at me , even when I pointed at the few cakes left and praised them in my stilted Greek ; the hermit master evidently liked silent servants .
23 However , it is worth taking a calm and realistic look at the risks you might have taken and putting them into perspective .
24 Once , in a moment of despair , he snapped his Bible shut and squashed them to a paste .
25 The books draw on the experiences of Christians in Guatemala , whose faith has strengthened and supported them through the hardships and challenges of recent years .
26 I had chosen and wrapped them with care .
27 Remove the pots as soon as the seedlings have germinated but keep them in a warm , light position .
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