Example sentences of "[verb] stop them [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Men tried to burn the distaffs while the women tried to stop them by throwing buckets of water . |
2 | I have stopped telling customers that it used to be ripened under piles of manure , as it seemed to stop them from buying it . |
3 | And Salford , Wigan 's opponents at the Willows tomorrow , will be hard pushed to stop them from continuing their 12-month unbeaten away league record . |
4 | Motocross riders are a tough breed … no amount of fog was going to stop them from checking out the sport 's newest circuit this morning . |
5 | When they returned with one last load Bicker stopped them -from going out for more . |