Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun] [noun] [verb] them " in BNC.
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| 1 | The voting-oriented positive approaches to redistribution , given the comments above , may seem on stronger ground in explaining policy in that they largely rely on a narrow self-interest motive to make them tick . |
| 2 | Apart from conventional protests , Greenpeace mountaineers scaled the twin 350-foot towers of a nearby power station to straddle them with a giant banner . |
| 3 | With a charming smile Fishbane left them . |
| 4 | Once the packet is opened , keep the pastry leaves covered with a damp tea towel to prevent them from drying out . |
| 5 | He saw about a dozen street ruffians trailing them through the streets . |
| 6 | A rapid gear change gave them speed on the corner and he sat bent over the wheel , concentrating fiercely on the road through the sheets of rain . |
| 7 | In early March the SIG moved to Kabrit and were put through a hard training programme to fit them to operate in the desert alongside the SAS . |
| 8 | The capers are usually pickled in a white wine vinegar to preserve them . |
| 9 | They were very much caught up in the opinion that if they were an indie band , it could n't possibly be worth a major record company taking them seriously . |
| 10 | Some , like Ford and Vauxhall , have been able to respond quickly but Rover , which has a US airbag only on the top of the range 800 series , is having to undertake a major engineering programme to make them available throughout the range during the next year . |
| 11 | After a decent interval Maggie followed them . |
| 12 | Give them , still covered by the cloth , repeated thumps with a heavy kitchen implement to crack them slightly . |
| 13 | Would it not be nice for the SRU to encourage the latter course and pick a full Scotland team to meet them , treating the match as a full ‘ capped ’ game ? |
| 14 | There was a loud clattering and muted conversation as Anushkia Smyslov , Shmuel Zehavi and a morose Cheryl Russell followed them into the room and placed their torches so that the beams played over the domed ceiling , throwing a dim reflected light , like candlelight , back into the room . |
| 15 | If a first class student attempts them , he will usually find that the answer required is so long that it will throw his whole script out of balance . |
| 16 | In a nearby village girls of the Mission to the Blind had been settled before the final evacuation ; they continued with their weaving , and a recent army photograph showed them at work at their looms , surrounded by admiring soldiers and villagers . |
| 17 | They have a few sheep , to keep down the poison ivy , a few pigs to breed , and a dusty station wagon to take them to market . |
| 18 | Tropical Plants have a new sales team to take them into 1992 , marketing activities have been increased and there is a greater awareness amongst clients of the need for green foliage . |
| 19 | SCOTCH whisky and other spirits producers may be caught by a new Commission proposal to force them to reveal the ingredients of alcoholic drinks on bottles . |
| 20 | In the Netherlands , Wolters-Kluwer Bookshops are extending their range of book stocks with up to 100 CD-ROM titles and have appointed a new media adviser to help them plan future developments . |
| 21 | The farmers are carrying on the work in defiance both of cantonal regulations and a supreme court injunction ordering them to stop . |
| 22 | Partly this may be because the term gained currency precisely in response to the proliferation of media and the lack of a suitable umbrella word to cover them . |
| 23 | Major window suppliers such as Boulton & Paul , Crittalls and John Carr will supply these in a wide range of standard sizes ; or you may also be able to get a local joinery firm to make them up for you . |
| 24 | A local craft shop took them and after that she had regular orders for them from outlets further afield . |
| 25 | They won all stages but one in a seven month tournament making them overall leaders by 135 points . |
| 26 | This involved regular water changes after the tank had been completely stripped and cleaned , charcoal filtration , while the worst cases were placed in a warm ( 78°C ) well-aerated hospital tank with an antibiotic powder ( Oxytetracyclin ) as a last ditch attempt to save them . |
| 27 | However , they can have a supplementary power supply to operate them if the mains supply should fail , eg battery back-up . |
| 28 | RANGERS are to spend £500,000 on a new pitch in time for next season — assuming an abbreviated summer break allows them enough time to restore the worst playing surface Walter Smith can remember in his time at Ibrox , writes Hugh Keevins . |
| 29 | Some companies therefore give employees in the latter situation an additional incentive payment to encourage them to move . |
| 30 | One school is building an artifical otter holt to provide them with a ready made home . |