Example sentences of "would [vb infin] [verb] them at " in BNC.

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1 He 'd have to put them at their ease .
2 I realized I would need to convince them at the first opportunity that I was primarily a practical policeman and not an academic ; and I also noted that while the college was keen to list the academic qualifications of those on the course , the participants quickly justified Lewis 's assertions by playing them down to emphasize their history of praxis and practical mastery .
3 She put on her black trousers and her chocolate-brown sweater because they were at the top of the first suitcase she opened and she would have worn them at home on a cool autumn day when there was mist on the hills and woodsmoke in the lanes and …
4 ‘ Swindon are a good side , but we would have beaten them at Ayresome Park but for a crazy final ten minutes . ’
5 He realised that if he was to be successful he would have to take them at speed .
6 For a new act , I would have to pitch them at the right venue for their type of music .
7 We would have expected them at the beginning , and as we are still at the beginning , they ought to be here .
8 Quite simply , such an additional demand for the currencies concerned would help keep them at a higher level , with a consequent reduction in their export surpluses .
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