Example sentences of "of [noun] [noun pl] [vb past] them " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The clothes of skinhead girls made them look superficially like the boys . |
| 2 | Unscrupulous manipulation of constituency boundaries gave them even more of the seats in the Stormont Parliament than they properly deserved , but this gerrymandering was unnecessary . |
| 3 | With Ruggles and Parkinson hitting high and hard in the third , Partners held a 14–11 advantage but again failed to capitalise , although a couple of refereeing decisions left them puzzled . |
| 4 | The early introduction of merit systems deprived them of patronage , and nominations for public office were outside their control . |
| 5 | Runways were constructed and a squadron of jet fighters pounded them to destruction . |
| 6 | The popularity of Hollywood films made them the most obvious indicator of the general shift in world trade . |