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 .
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