Example sentences of "them [adv] [coord] [verb] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you stir enough of them together and stand back for a few hundred million years , the result is likely to be a chemical entity capable of reproducing itself — one of the fundamental differences between living and nonliving material . |
| 2 | If someone persists in being awkward , then as leader you can choose to continue the discussion with them elsewhere and move on to another questioner . |
| 3 | He covered his face with his hands , then took them away and looked down at the earth . |
| 4 | ‘ Throw them away and come back with me . ’ |
| 5 | Those who are newly bereaved and naturally dread the loneliness of returning to an empty house should be visited frequently in their own homes ; and when you are able to persuade them to get out of their own four walls as much as possible for fresh air and exercise and to meet others and visit relatives , it can be a considerable help if you can bring them home and go in with them for a cup of tea or a chat , even if it is only just for a quarter of an hour . |
| 6 | Spatz looked up at Ellis and took the files from him , sorting through them with a great show of self-importance , before finally setting them aside and looking across at Kim . |