Example sentences of "of they [to-vb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Members benefited from both the restricted entry and competition controls , allowing many of them to earn oligopolistic profits . |
2 | Therefore by encouraging more of them to use this route , you 'll erode your , your planting in the nature reserve . |
3 | It did not take long for the two of them to agree that cost-cutting and restructuring were required . |
4 | We talked about the possibility of his death , we talked about the possibility of him being permanently brain damaged , we talked about the happiness they had enjoyed together and how important it had been to both of them to find each other . |
5 | Their presence makes it difficult for the roof void to be used in the same way as traditional roofs , and there is often a temptation to remove some of them to gain extra space . |
6 | Tchaikovsky wrote The Seasons for the monthly journal Nuvellist , whose editor had the bright idea of commissioning 12 pieces from him for a year 's issues , each of them to depict some aspect of the month in question . |
7 | The fact is , however , that it has helped both of them to survive difficult times : when he had a small operation , she was there ; when she was ill , he carried up the trays . |
8 | It made the town far more interesting to both of them to have such insights . |
9 | Meanwhile , a High Court judge warned of a serious problem because of a log-jam of refugee cases as he gave leave for two of them to seek judicial review of Home Office decisions to refuse them asylum . |
10 | They lived the lives of the folk among whom they worked ; and this may have helped many of them to make real contact with their parishioners . |
11 | Rick tried to ensure their involvement by inviting each of them to contribute one unit of activities to the year 's scheme of work . |
12 | So er er well we could n't carry it out , cos the the ones who were n't prepared to do the picket was n't erm going to do it , we 'd have to do more of 'em to keep these youngsters on doing the picket , you know . |