Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [noun] [verb] them " in BNC.
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| 1 | For some chairmen , moreover , the prospect of playing Father Christmas ( which their rural electrification largesse offered them ) provided a not entirely unwelcome opportunity to affirm their commitment to the local community , and the voices of discontent raised against the policy were few . |
| 2 | England 's 34–32 half-time lead left them bang on target for the four-point margin required to overturn last year 's narrow 77–74 reverse in Moscow . |
| 3 | The clergy educated under the dispensation of Charlemagne stood at the elbows of his successors like Old Testament prophets advising them how to rule — from the Old Testament . |
| 4 | Bloom et al. " s study of how to is acquired in infinitival complement constructions led them to the clear conclusion that " the children learned to with the meaning " " direction towards " " and not as a meaningless syntactic marker " ( 1984 : 391 ) . |
| 5 | Her apple-green light wool suit reminded them all that spring would one day come . |
| 6 | Once the packet is opened , keep the pastry leaves covered with a damp tea towel to prevent them from drying out . |
| 7 | BESO 's primary role is sending experienced men and women to private enterprise and public sector organisations to help them to become more effective and efficient . |
| 8 | IT was out with the old and in with the new and despite the result , Darlington manager Ray Hankin still found much to praise about Quakers ' performance after another home defeat sent them closer to the Fourth Division . |
| 9 | The 1948 British Nationality Act renamed them Citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies ( CUKCs ) , but the people of Hong Kong retained their right of abode in Britain and during the 1950's were positively encouraged to go to the ‘ Mother Country ’ to fill job vacancies . |
| 10 | Designs based on these principles are known as linear voltage regulators to distinguish them from the kind of regulator we are going to investigate in this article . |
| 11 | Some parents found social work visits made them fearful and anxious and their self-esteem was reduced . |
| 12 | Social workers can explore innovative schemes like family centres and community social work teams to help them develop skills they need , particularly in empowerment and anti-oppressive practice . |
| 13 | On their return to Orkney , however , the Social Work Department put them into the Camoran Children 's Home in Kirkwall . |
| 14 | As the official indictment says , ‘ officers on duty from the Lhasa Public Security Bureau seized them on the spot with the swiftness of a thunderbolt ’ . |
| 15 | Katharine and Benji had produced some nice work together and at this point Jennie told them to have a rest on a long rein for a few minutes . |
| 16 | Her main task is going to be working out how early bronze age farmers collected together enough of the burnt bone fragments to bury them |
| 17 | Her main task is going to be working out how early bronze age farmers collected together enough of the burnt bone fragments to bury them |
| 18 | With a charming smile Fishbane left them . |
| 19 | Parents may need to sit with their children during this learning phase to encourage them to stay seated and to talk to them and distract them with stories and play . |
| 20 | Research is a sophisticated modern service and it is used increasingly by public relations consultancies to help them define and create a public relations programme . |
| 21 | Each collection features ten patterns for all the family in a clear lay-flat format with transparent plastic covers to protect them from machine oil and coffee stains . |
| 22 | ‘ But we 'll get some linseed oil to soften them up . ’ |
| 23 | The Italian Team has won nine times in the past ten years , but this year the British Army Team ran them a very close second . |
| 24 | And as students of the star signs will verify , the cuspate divisions help explain his ability to carve the characters he plays into different personality fragments to give them added depth . |
| 25 | Another care assistant takes them round the Home , introduces them to other staff and residents and helps them settle in . |
| 26 | The army had sent letters to the nearby housing estates warning them but many escaped the net and the local Council was flooded with complaints today . |
| 27 | Coarse Angling team saw them finish in fourth place , just 10 points away from a medal position , in the World Freshwater Angling Championships . |
| 28 | Deputations of pit brow lasses visited Parliament in the 1880s and in 1911 during campaigns by the miners and some coal owners to exclude them from the collieries . |
| 29 | Finch points out that the job description of some Scottish police officers requires them to enlist the co-operation of at least one person in every street who is willing and able to pass on useful information . |
| 30 | Vocals went straight down with only the minimum of top end EQ to keep them sharp , and when I went for the final mixdown I have to say I was amazed at how big a sound was coming back from the monitors . |