Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] them in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Thank you — I 'd prefer to see them in full sunlight , ’ Lucy said hastily , in case Silas imagined she was anxious to experience a moonlight stroll with him . |
| 2 | Once a routine of breastfeeds is established the mother can then choose to eliminate them in gradual succession . |
| 3 | Did you want to discuss them in private ? |
| 4 | Now I do n't want to embarrass them in any way . |
| 5 | Welshman Ian Woosnam would have joined them in second place but for a double bogey at the 17th for a 73 , while Scotland 's Colin Montgomerie is tucked in just behind after finishing four over par . |
| 6 | Frederica said obviously that the sky and the sea and the boats were uncannily like Van Gogh , and Hodgkiss said that of course they would never have seen them in this way before he saw them . |
| 7 | Do not attempt to organise them in any type of pattern other than under the major heading of asset or liability . |
| 8 | But whalers could have enlightened them in this respect , for they knew that whales possessed acute hearing , the constant ‘ twittering ’ of the White whale even earning it the name of the sea canary . |
| 9 | The person taking the goods must have taken them in good faith without notice of the agent 's lack of authority . |
| 10 | I have noticed that when older people put out chairs in preparation for a church meeting they will tend to place them in straight rows and arrange them further back from the speaker . |
| 11 | Gradually children will come to understand them in various contexts and so use them in their own play . |
| 12 | Some tracks are treated with silicone to ensure smooth running , so an occasional polish with a silicone-based spray will help to keep them in good operational order . |