Example sentences of "[vb infin] them [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Make them work — if you do n't want them to spend the day , and your money , sitting with their feet up . ’ |
| 2 | When it comes to cutting finishing panels above or to the side of your frame to fill any gaps , you will want them to follow the line of the wall or ceiling exactly , however uneven that might be . |
| 3 | The only problem is that it can be terribly difficult to read — and you do want them to read the copy do n't you ? |
| 4 | I do n't want them to suffer the fate of appearing in an auction catalogue and having the state of their fur criticised . |
| 5 | I do n't want them to pull the building down anyway . |
| 6 | Then you can paint or cover them to match the colour of the flowers you 're going to put in them . |
| 7 | Callaghan seemed to be implying that it was not enough to offer young people a broad liberal curriculum in school , if such a curriculum did not prepare them to face the unthinking anonymity of the factory production line . |
| 8 | You can buy them to do the lattice somebody told me . |
| 9 | Can you trust them to tell the truth about where they 're going ? |
| 10 | The judge , Mr Justice Humphrey Potts , told the jury he will direct them to acquit the man of rape and administering poison with intent to endanger life following submissions by the defence . |
| 11 | Police are appealing for anyone who can assist them to contact the Pollok police station . |
| 12 | Can we really expect them to retain the same way of thinking as they had as penniless hopefuls , and if they did would n't that simply be an insipid patronisations ? |
| 13 | If , as my hon. Friend suggests , there is cheaper electricity to be obtained from coal-fired power stations than from gas-fired power stations , I would expect them to use the electricity from coal-fired stations , in accordance with their licence obligations . |
| 14 | Here again , do n't expect them to take the boots back if they 've been marked or worn outside . |
| 15 | ‘ I would expect them to do the honourable thing and give me my job back . ’ |
| 16 | The pension was a voluntary gratuitous payment ant the words ’ except in the wool trade ’ were merely an intimation to Mr Wyatt that if he did enter the wool trade he must not expect them to continue the pension . |
| 17 | You would n't expect them to forecast the same price all the years , right . |
| 18 | I did n't expect them to eat the blue-green stuff — have you smelled it ? but I have a suspicion that it gets a toehold on spots where other algae are already in residence . |
| 19 | Mark an ‘ E ’ to indicate those issues which you think demand equal involvement and use your partner 's initials to indicate areas where you would expect them to have the major input . |
| 20 | If enzyme deficiencies are at the root of the problem in chemical-sensitive patients then one might expect them to show the same sort of reaction to small amounts of a chemical as normal people show to large amounts of that chemical . |
| 21 | All you then have to do is edit them to reflect the configurations you want to use . |
| 22 | ( c ) Can you re-phrase them to make the points clear ? |
| 23 | ‘ We have always tried to co-operate with other clubs when they have wanted to switch games and would like them to do the same for us . ’ |
| 24 | The French lawyers are waiting there now , and I 'd like them to hear the C.O. actually make the charge . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ If anybody knows anything about what might have happened to her I would beg them to contact the police and tell them anything that might help . ’ |
| 26 | Unlike most Ghosts , these have spellcasting abilities and will use them to stop the adventurers heading south . |
| 27 | One of the nicest and most original features of the game is that while Doodle can take out the enemy by simply throwing his pencils , he can also use them to draw the bonuses or weapons he needs . |
| 28 | The governor had other officials whose posts entitled them to sit in his executive council , but although they might have looked like potential ministers the legislative assemblies could not use them to control the governor and , as the governor had no automatic right to dismiss his councillors , he could not use them as his ministers either . |
| 29 | Responsible officials should use them to serve the public interest . |
| 30 | Admittedly the computer did use them to calculate the appropriate genetic formula for every point on the picture . |