Example sentences of "them [pron] [vb mod] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without them I would be nowhere . |
| 2 | I looked at her with affection and Tremayne patted my shoulder and told them I would be staying on as arranged to write his book . |
| 3 | ‘ During my visit I told them I would be extremely surprised if they were not granted asylum and offered my help if they have any problems . ’ |
| 4 | If I had hands to rub in glee , a rubbing of them I would be . ’ |
| 5 | Yes , you can tell them I 'll be speaking to my mother as soon as she gets back , tonight . |
| 6 | Well , tell them I 'll be back whether the King wants me or not , We said we 'd take this damned city , and we 're going to . ’ |
| 7 | I promised them I 'll be as good a manager as I 've ever been . ’ |
| 8 | Ten more of them I might be . |
| 9 | So I 'm out and about and quite often I go and visit people in their own homes out of the back and beyond of nowhere cos I just called out as a result of that and I suddenly thought I I 'm highly vulnerable to them I could be subject to attack like anybody else , how will I protect myself ? |
| 10 | Even if I wanted to try and screw them I 'd be stupid : it would lose me clients and money both . |
| 11 | ‘ I told them I 'd be safe in the hall . |
| 12 | and if you can have a word with them I 'd be grateful that just lays the foundation for me to talk to them and er and to go and see them . |
| 13 | I would n't dare eat them I 'd be in a terrible state . |
| 14 | Giving her reasons for that the mother said that she wished access to be resumed at some point in the future , that D remembered her as the natural mother , and there was a bond between them which would be cut off or damaged by adoption . |
| 15 | At first she and Ernest had been completely mystified , for how could some solicitors they had never met have any news for them which would be ‘ to their advantage ’ ? |
| 16 | They can be teamed up with an additional pair of short curtains hanging above them which would be drawn at night , thus giving a tiered effect . |
| 17 | It is corporate failures and the auditor 's role in them which should be of fundamental concern to professionals charged with protecting the public interest — not with their economic self-interest , which is a secondary issue in professionalised activity . |
| 18 | But they reaped no advantage ; there was nothing moving towards them which could be deemed to be a consideration , with the result that the case is one in which the contract is made , but remains unenforceable in law … . |
| 19 | The reforms which might be expected from this theoretical starting-point are moves towards market mechanisms or some surrogate for them which can be used both to influence the behaviour of bureaucrats by giving them a different set of incentives , and to increase the range of choice available to the consumers of public — in this case particularly local government — services . |
| 20 | Others possess cultures of phosphorescent bacteria in special organs with flaps of skin over them which can be moved to expose or conceal the bacteria in a series of winks and flashes . |
| 21 | So Fernando had informed them she would be here ; that sounded encouraging . |
| 22 | They thought she might be having a baby , and if she really wanted to hurt them she could tell them she might be . |
| 23 | I am preparing papers for the relinquishment of the claim , but once she signs them she will be literally on the streets and penniless . |
| 24 | Do let your children know in advance that you 're going out , tell them who 'll be babysitting . |
| 25 | Moreover — and this is generally regarded as the decisive argument — the greater will be the number among them who will be eliminated and make their votes available for transfer . |
| 26 | But I am sure there will be many former BC employees at Dawdon and Murton among them who will be wondering what might have been had Clarke shown his colours sooner rather than later . |
| 27 | They are all conscious thoughts and once you have experimented with them you 'll be able to adopt your favourites or replace them with your own . |
| 28 | Shall I tell them you 'll be there for it ? ’ |
| 29 | Shall I tell them you 'll be right up ? ’ |
| 30 | As she gaped at him he went on calmly , ‘ I told them you would be staying at the palazzo and asked them to have your luggage repacked and sent over here . ’ |