Example sentences of "them [vb infin] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | And forced as she was by circumstances to bring her own dirty and vicious brood to work with her , she took a great pleasure in letting them loose on the two youngest Milligans , deliberately ignoring their torments and teases . |
2 | What good is an educational system which fools youngsters into thinking they are much cleverer than they really are and lets them loose on the working world ( not that there 's much work there ) with worthless qualifications ? |
3 | There is considerable ( ? deliberate ) confusion about the figures , but it seems that general practice and community services will receive about 4% extra revenue next year to help them prepare for the extra workload . |
4 | Now what I 'm wondering is this : instead of thinking that staying put is natural , and then having to introduce a force of gravity — which then mysteriously pulls on everything to make them behave in the same way — why not start out by saying that falling is the natural thing to do ! |
5 | Two external consultants helped them focus on the key issues . |
6 | so that modifications could be introduced in the physical , social or educational environments of these children which would help them achieve at the same level of conceptual development as is found in children from western societies . |
7 | Eight of their first 10 concerts were in Leeds but a rare excursion saw them appear at the Old Bell pub in Derby . |
8 | The central position which the Communists occupied in these campaigns was a result of their international connections , which made them appear as the principal opponents of Fascism . |
9 | I do n't want to ‘ politicize ’ the homeless in a way that makes them look like the front-line infantry fighting a barbaric government , which is a line some people have taken , simply because when you 're out there , it just is n't like that . |
10 | This makes them look like the controlling force , the spider in the middle of the web . |
11 | He made them sound like the Famous Five |
12 | He made them sound like the Famous Five . |
13 | The great public buildings were stuccoed with gypsum to make them dazzle in the bright sea-light . |
14 | We will continue to provide development opportunities to : help them perform to the best of their potential . |
15 | With this in mind , she had taken Charles with her when she went to see them perform for the first time . |
16 | When world oil prices plunged in the 1980s , their leaders did little to help them adjust to the inevitable decline in living standards . |
17 | Novell 's network products are mostly for PCs , but the next few years will see them move into the traditional minicomputer market with support for a number of minicomputer systems , thus re-enforcing their dominance . |
18 | ‘ He refused to let them return in the New Year to London , ’ she said . |
19 | It takes them back into the past and helps them relax at the same time . |
20 | And then he saw them come into the amber flicker of the firelight with the flames lighting green lamps in their heads . |
21 | FOUR North Wales schoolgirls are seeking sponsorship to help them get to the British ski championships . |
22 | Jarvis saw them get into the next car and on an impulse he jumped up and followed them . |
23 | To help them get in the laughing mood . ’ |
24 | Let them see to it that their power is used effectively in the coming elections for the establishment of a bona-fide working-class party , and above all let them beware of the intriguing politics and hypocritical middle class friends of Germany . |
25 | Better to give them a good life here than to let them suffer in the vague hope of some better afterlife . ’ |
26 | Courses were necessary for mainstream teachers , including headteachers , to help them cater for the multilingual population of their schools , and Heads of Modern Languages , who were often given responsibilities for South Asian languages despite the current limitations of their professional competence to foreign European languages , were a prime target for reorientation courses . |
27 | In order to reinforce the Cartagena Declaration , Bush stated that he would ask the US Congress to sanction increased aid to the three Andean countries for the period 1991-94 , to help them deal with the social and economic problems resulting from drug eradication programmes . |
28 | The Pumas path to the final saw them account for the second Hallamshire squad represented at the weekend , thus ending any aspirations of Yorkshire success . |