Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [to-vb] they [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suppose I 've done my part to help them by writing extensively about laser weapons for New Scientist and other magazines . |
| 2 | Today rebels attempted to persuade one hundred and forty workers who 'd not yet signed the agreement to battle on , but they failed in their bid to stop them from signing the deal . |
| 3 | ‘ Yes , ’ she says , interlocking her hands to stop them from trembling . |
| 4 | Some horse trainers use this knowledge and ‘ eye-ball ’ their horses to intimidate them into performing better in halter classes . |
| 5 | Edith Sitwell had wanted to sue a reviewer because his notice was likely to hurt the sales of her book — and we thought it had merely been his duty to his readers to discourage them from buying a book that he thought bad . |
| 6 | The president raised his hand to silence them before going on . |
| 7 | leadership is provided to all our contractors to assist them in meeting the Group 's standards ; |