Example sentences of "[subord] [adj] [verb] them [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the automatic processing stage an attempt was made to locate the targets indicated by the cross-references , and so validate them , and , where necessary modify them in the light of changes made to entries during automatic integration . |
| 2 | The visitors ' early grip in midfield assured a testing time of it for the home defence , and they ought to have secured a greater half-time advantage than that supplied them by Mixu Paatelainen 's glorious second-minute header . |
| 3 | They abandoned the ride and walked instead in the shade of the trees beside the track , but although this protected them from the sun 's rays the leaden heat was everywhere and there was no escaping it . |
| 4 | Jones found that although a reasonably high number of employers thought that qualifications were desirable , less than half thought them to be essential . |
| 5 | Over here , it 's MCA who have shown themselves more than keen to clutch them to the corporate breast , and have consequently raised the stakes uncomfortably high for a band who readily confess to their ignorance of this caper 's day-by-day dealings . |
| 6 | Some people stress the need to protect innocent children from the misuse of adult power ; others see the way forward as one of liberating and empowering children , even if this places them at risk . |
| 7 | After that , until the centre closes at 4.30pm , the staff will see other employees for any other work related health matters — and if necessary refer them to their own GPs . |
| 8 | You may need to help residents dress , bath or use the toilet , but as far as possible help them to be independent . |
| 9 | It was obviously advantageous to record those events and the aftermath as quickly as possible to preserve them for the benefit of those who came after us . |
| 10 | Another method , used especially for figures , was to pour the clay into a mould and when dry apply them to the surface of the vessel . |
| 11 | Unfortunately , even this threat may be ineffective , if auditors are as constrained by their competitive environment as some believe them to be . |
| 12 | And ‘ first ’ is a word that suits them , for many recognise them as the finest original instrument group among baroque performers of the present day . |
| 13 | This time , because your subjects are not static objects but people , you can move the camera as necessary to keep them in the centre of the frame — but stay with the subject , do n't pan part-way through to show something else . |
| 14 | Before the Christmas rinds had been thrown to the pigs , Osbern of Eu had gone , in one of Thorfinn 's remaining ships , and twenty men with him , in seas as ready to rob them of life as the war they were joining in Normandy . |