Example sentences of "[pron] be [noun sg] [prep] them [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 There is work for them to do .
2 Where members find it difficult to access courses , seminars , etcetera there is scope for them to organise their own structured discussion groups within their work-place or locality , perhaps using television programmes or videos to provide the structure Subject matter : Technical and regulatory aspects ( knowledge and application ) ; and development of interpersonal and management skills .
3 But a lot of women tend to see Christmas through because there is pressure on them to keep the family together .
4 By Sunday evening , when it was time for them to leave and the three of them were piling into the Bentley , what she felt inside her , by any definition , was far more than simply sexual excitement .
5 When it was time for them to go , she rolled up the carpet full of soil and put it in her bedroom .
6 When Loc , with another worried glance in Jacques Devraux 's direction , insisted it was time for them to go to bed , Paul galloped across the clearing with little Hoc on his shoulders and dumped the boy squealing with laughter on his sleeping mat .
7 When Iris announced that it was time for them to return , Jack insisted on walking them back .
8 It was time for them to put their houses in order , ‘ and for the Home Secretary to insist they do ’ .
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