Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [vb -s] [vb pp] them " in BNC.
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| 1 | The threat to public library services in recent years from declining budgets in the broad area of public services has spurred them to increase their clientele , and convert more non-users to users . |
| 2 | However the cost of such systems has put them out of reach of most firms , particularly if the use will only be sporadic . |
| 3 | The increased competitive pressure experienced by many US and UK companies as a result of the Japanese emphasis on reliability and the inclusion of ‘ extras ’ in basic models has made them much more aware of the need to pay attention to quality . |
| 4 | I think coming together after all these years has given them a new lease of life |
| 5 | It stated that " the first beneficiaries of the conservation and sustainable use of wild plant and animal species should be the rural communities and indigenous people whose traditional knowledge and respect for these resources has preserved them for centuries " . |
| 6 | It stated that " the first beneficiaries of the conservation and sustainable use of wild plant and animal species should be the rural communities and indigenous people whose traditional knowledge and respect for these resources has preserved them for centuries " . |
| 7 | The free market Institute of Economic Affairs has taken them under their wing . |
| 8 | In addition , the precipitous decline in the real price of many products has made them accessible to many more people in the developing world . |
| 9 | Trading in these securities has been sparse since the crash in October 1987 , and the recent withdrawals of marketmakers such as Warburg Securities , UBS Phillips & Drew and County NatWest from dealing in the securities of many smaller companies has left them without the mandatory two marketmakers for inclusion in the SEAQ system of continuously updated two-way prices . |
| 10 | But a fine run of only one defeat in the last eight matches has propelled them back into contention in a duel that looks set to go to the last game . |
| 11 | A string of sensational stories has made them deeply unpopular . |
| 12 | The bitterness of repeated daily confrontation with left-wing majorities has given them a steeliness entirely absent from the old-fashioned candidates . |
| 13 | The phenomenal success of computer games in recent years has seen them become the most popular pastime of hundreds of thousands of children . |
| 14 | Yet bitter rivals Wales , whose international form in recent years has left them near owners of the wooden spoon , are coining it . |