Example sentences of "be [adj] [verb] they [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have this day bid farewell to the Misses Wynne , two English ladies who have been as friends to me and I am sorry to see them go , and have taken in Miss Hawarth , an old friend of Mr Browning 's together with two other ladies who will stay until Easter . |
| 2 | ‘ You know you 're supposed to let them check her . ’ |
| 3 | Many , despite their bank manager 's warnings , plunge into speculative shares whose prices are likely to make them lose all or most of their money . |
| 4 | That UNTAC has been unable to make them do so is its only serious failure so far . |
| 5 | This company had purchased two new middle-water vessels , the Ben Loyal and Ben Roy but had been unable to make them pay and was obliged to sell them in May 1980 . |
| 6 | If they go away with a positive decision against starting up a tourism enterprise , Sue feels she has been able to help them avoid an expensive mistake . |
| 7 | I did n't say his manipulation of the accounts were n't serious — they are — but I 'm prepared to let them go if Garry toes the line . ’ |
| 8 | It would be wrong to make them pay the price of justice — although this might nudge us into remembering that innocent wives and children and other dependents are made to suffer when the state imprisons thousands of working-class men for crimes which are often insignificant compared with corporate crimes . |
| 9 | Well I would be interested to see them put |
| 10 | Even if Brady were able to sell one of several players who would be allowed to leave the club in response to a reasonable offer , Celtic 's bankers might be unwilling to let them use the money for the purchase of McGinlay or anybody else . |
| 11 | It is a question , ’ Loppe said , ‘ whether it would not be cheaper to let them do all the refining . |
| 12 | If you will want the reactions of these people to the candidate be sure to let them know that this will be expected . |
| 13 | When you have worked through the sensations , looked at them from all angles and asked yourself why they have entered your life and what is to be gained from them , it is important to be able to let them go . |
| 14 | Once you have experienced the full range of emotions , however , you need to be able to let them go — both for your own sake and that of the one who has died who must be allowed to continue on his ( or her ) own spiritual journey , wherever that may take him . |
| 15 | The schools are seem to be able to make them look attractive because of the photography and things like that . |
| 16 | Do n't seem to be able to make them hear . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm sure there are lots of ways you 'll be able to help them enjoy their holiday , ’ said Mummy . |
| 18 | Thus if an expert and the parties are faced with an ambiguous or impossible procedure laid down by contract , the court may be able to help them work out what they are supposed to do . |
| 19 | Businessmen still referred to the O-level , he said , and it would be difficult to make them understand the new way and ensure all attainment levels , from the beginning of the National Curriculum at the age of seven to the end at 16 , were fair and consistent . |
| 20 | Only when they eventually become aware that no such jobs are available do they reduce their asking wage . |
| 21 | Many were sad to see them leave … |
| 22 | But there is always a serious risk attached to the taking of a whole house — the risk of not being able to sub-let , or , if there are tenants , of being unable to make them pay … |
| 23 | Betty Maxwell says she 's sad to see them go , but , quite simply , she needs the money . |
| 24 | God were good , but hampered by the very technology that is supposed to help them get their message across . |
| 25 | It is cheaper to let them rot than to clear them away . |
| 26 | It 's great to see them perform in those kinds of circumstances . |
| 27 | Answer guide : This is something the student has not been exposed to 80 it is useful to let them discuss how they would treat the transaction in detail so they can work out for themselves the principles involved . |
| 28 | In history and in modern times , any sporting pursuit which seriously engages blacks is sure to see them become the leaders in the field . |
| 29 | And the floodlit night feed is vital to help them fend off the cold . |
| 30 | These Pakistani fast bowlers are rare talents , and it is disappointing to hear them speak in such negative terms , for it will rebound on them in the years ahead . |