Example sentences of "[verb] the [noun pl] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Mason waded up and down among the crowds allowing the womenfolk to feel his arm and kiss his dirty hand as though it were a holy relic . |
| 2 | In these ( legitimate ) deals syndicates transferred their liabilities in particular areas to Outhwaite , allowing the syndicates to close their three-year account period . |
| 3 | In England , where the increasing public appeal of the Varsity game battles administrators , the wise heads of the RFU made the Students Union the RFU 's fifth division , thus allowing the students to find their place in England 's playing hierarchy . |
| 4 | Unlike the 1991 Rugby World Cup , which took place over a whole month , not to mention the three months build-up , thereby allowing the sponsors to develop their marketing strategy over a long period of time , the World Sevens tournament is a three-day event , with the commercial potential of a ‘ Market blink ’ , as he puts it . |
| 5 | There may , after all , be something to be said for allowing the communes to retain their sales taxes , which at present account for about 60 per cent of their revenues . |
| 6 | Another issue which needs to be considered is whether or not new policy tools can be found to enable the authorities to achieve their objectives more effectively , and to this we will turn next . |
| 7 | To enable the supplies to reach their destination , the US Navy began to co-operate with the Royal Navy in convoys across the Atlantic . |
| 8 | And so , parents that may be listening , it sounds as if it 's up to you to provide the basic training to enable the schools to do their part . |
| 9 | In practice , even the threat that a merger might be referred to the MMC was often sufficient to induce the companies to drop their merger proposals . |
| 10 | Leaning forward as far as she dared , with the great torso of the suit at a right angle to its legs , she made the claws unhook her wrist computer and plug it into one of the empty sockets on the panel . |
| 11 | The aim of the fund will be to award discretionary grants to young people who lack the resources to develop their interest in the outdoors . |
| 12 | The workforce therefore becomes increasingly polarised and fragmented , between the skilled and unskilled , core and periphery , and between the knowledge workers and those who lack the qualifications to join their ranks . |
| 13 | Since almost all those on death row come from impoverished backgrounds they lack the funds to hire their own attorney and will be appointed counsel by the Court . |
| 14 | Less than a quarter of the people observed using the shakers tasted their food before adding salt , suggesting that the salt-shaking habit is not related to the taste of the food and is essentially a ritual activity . |
| 15 | After considerable wear , I 've found that the clever construction of the rear pockets provides extra protection against abrasion , while also helping the trousers keep their shape . |
| 16 | At this school in Oxford they 've been running an arts week , helping the children to write their own play and make the scenery . |
| 17 | In theory , then , and in genuine cases , such clauses should be completely untouched by the UCTA , and by s 13 in particular , since they are only helping the parties to quantify their loss . |
| 18 | First , encouraging the women to run their own preschool facilities rather than seek an extension of statutory resources is deceitful because it promotes a form of provision which such women can not supply for themselves . |
| 19 | Mourning also helps us to see the dangers facing our planet . |
| 20 | For their part , the Allies were happy to see the Germans turn their aggression upon the revolutionary socialists . |
| 21 | If you watch carefully you may also be lucky enough to see the male and female adults mating or to see the females laying their eggs . |
| 22 | One visitor had come all the way from Israel to see the birds enjoy their supper : |
| 23 | Voters do not want to see the Tories achieve their ultimate goal the destruction of the NHS , the welfare state and a return to Victorian-style society . |
| 24 | She had to go to the Garfield Centre , where she taught one day a week , to see the inmates perform their Christmas entertainment . |
| 25 | It has stirred us to see the Africans raise their own fares , communally and by hard work . |
| 26 | I am writing to confirm the arrangements surrounding your preparation of scripts for the components for the Central News I and II videos . |
| 27 | I am writing to confirm the arrangements surrounding your preparation of the script for the video of — . |
| 28 | Whereas all the other farmsteads had either lusty young sons to work the land and tend the animals to improve their living standards , or were able to afford to hire in permanent labour , the Hauxwells were supporting four elderly relatives at one stage , had no sons ( Hannah was an only child ) and were finally dealt a cruel blow when Hannah 's father became mortally ill . |
| 29 | They have cajoled , bullied and threatened yet still do n't appear to realise none of that will make the Danes change their mind . |
| 30 | Every half-minute or so , he peered over at the Loran navigation indicator — as if looking at it would make the numbers showing their position change more rapidly — then glanced up at the sky as if there was something to be divined in the matted darkness that could warn him of approaching doom . |