Example sentences of "[vb infin] they [prep] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 This can insulate them from considering it in more political terms .
2 You can congratulate them on getting into the problem so quickly , discuss the flaw , come to a mutual agreement about definitions or regulations , or dictate further instructions as needed .
3 But this does not disqualify them from using the word , any more than the English who displaced the ancient Britons are disqualified from continuing to use the name ‘ Britain ’ ( no doubt to the irritation of their southern neighbours , the Bretons of Bretagne ) .
4 In practice , almost any useful algorithm incorporates aspects of both approaches , but for the moment , we shall explain them by emphasising their differences .
5 However , this subconsciously held conflict with his father in subsequent over identification with er led Wilson to be somewhat stubborn , perhaps even complicational as a , as you know , as presidency of the United States , which were , were often directed towards or often only minor details of his work , but he would n't he would n't actually range them towards say , any major .
6 Having read your article ( WW/May 91/p.484 ) on the Appalachian dulcimer , I would draw your readers ' attention to the following points , which might aid them in producing an effective musical instrument .
7 We called for some fish and chips to take back for all of us , but I was n't sure that I could eat them after seeing that documentary where they all had ulcers .
8 Judicial independence means that judges are not dependent on governments in ways which might influence them in coming to decisions in individual cases , though their promotion , like their appointment , is effectively in the hands of the Lord Chancellor with , nowadays , a measure of Prime Ministerial intervention .
9 How should I prepare them for repainting ?
10 She would occasionally reward Thatcherite newspapers , such as the Express , with a gracious , unrevealing interview ; on television , Sir Robin Day and Brian Walden would flatter her by pretending to be tough , and she would flatter them by pretending they were .
11 There were reports that senior ministers were insisting that if she failed to secure outright victory , she should consult them before deciding to carry on .
12 In the space of a few years , Zurich plans to complete its switch from selling standard products ( such as property , motor and accident insurance ) to anyone who will buy them to fashioning customised insurance packages for specific groups .
13 Each side of the politician-media professional partnership is striving to realize certain goals vis-à-vis the audience : yet it can not pursue them without securing in some form the co-operation of the other side .
14 ‘ You can take them off the instant you do n't need them for reading . ’
15 This creates the dilemma illustrated in the project discussed above , of appearing to meet local needs when in fact such actions do little about the real causes of social problems and may indeed aggravate them by uprooting local leaders .
16 Free copies of the book are to be issued to parish priests throughout the region and it includes an appendix with details of the relevant articles of Italian law which will assist them in recovering their lost items .
17 To inform them of who to contact if they have a problem plus benefits , discounts etcet etcetera , with particular emphasis on accrual benefits that may be lost if membership lapses , and the possible mention of loyalty benefits that may assist them in helping to recruit and retain other members .
18 The number of a male 's females is limited and males do assist them in rearing their broods .
19 I have said before , and if it be any satisfaction to him I repeat it now , that if you attempt to enforce this Bill , and the people of Ulster believe , and have a right to believe , that you are doing it against the will of the people of this country , then I shall assist them in resisting it .
20 Unless one presumed to know God 's purposes , how could one know that He might not achieve them by varying the quantity of motion ?
21 Opposition Members should study them before going into the Committee .
22 STB anticipates moving both the hardware and software through distributors and master resellers who will integrate them before moving them on to resellers .
23 Sparc Technology anticipates moving both the hardware and software through distributors and master resellers who will integrate them before moving them on to resellers .
24 Below are some guidelines you could give them for using video on their own .
25 Marx claimed that bureaucrats typically lacked initiative and imagination , though this did not prevent them from trying to expand their powers and privileges .
26 One thing that frightened him was the thought that , for some reason or other , Busby might prevent them from leaving .
27 Also , bear in mind that the components removed from circuit boards are likely to have very short leadouts that might prevent them from fitting into the component layouts of your projects .
28 She had always felt insulated from pain with him , as if the condoms served to forever prevent them from getting unhealthily close .
29 Will Thorne — MP , trade unionist and patriot — declared that the patriotism of West Ham socialists would not prevent them from taking a strong political stance on relief questions ( SE 15 August 14 ) .
30 Limitations on the output of the most efficient will prevent them from taking advantage of technology and size , thereby inhibiting further productivity gains .
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