Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [verb] [noun pl] [verb] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cover outdoor sandboxes to prevent cats using them — although toxoplasmosis is not dangerous to children a pregnant woman could be infected in this way . |
| 2 | Egyptian sages had dream-manuals to help them make their interpretation , Joseph , by contrast , depends completely on God to make the meaning clear . |
| 3 | He had gone into his father 's firm of solicitors where his looks endeared him to wives in divorce cases , although his extreme reluctance to take decisions prevented them obtaining the best results . |
| 4 | It will mean trade union members refused work by anti-union firms or blacklisted by groups such as the Economic League on grounds of union membership , will be able to get industrial tribunals to direct employers to hire them — or pay compensation of up to £8,900 . |
| 5 | The club continues to occupy the ground under a protected tenancy requiring Butters to give them six months notice to quit but he has changed the locks and was ‘ too busy ’ to allow committee members access to check the pitch on Sunday . |
| 6 | WHILE watching the Olympic boxing , I realised what a sensible idea it is for the amateur fighters to wear headguards to protect them from brain injuries . |
| 7 | The plan is to go into a neighbouring country … in this case Salisbury Plain … and evacuate civilians using soldiers to protect them . |
| 8 | Unions have argued for staff increases , claiming new legislation requiring claimants to prove they are ‘ actively seeking ’ rather than just ‘ available for ’ work is labour-intensive . |
| 9 | The other women had daughters to help them , she had never been so lucky . |