Example sentences of "that [noun sg] [modal v] [verb] them " in BNC.

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1 It has been argued that these have been entrenched as , in terms of the political realities of the situation , it is inconceivable that Parliament would repeal them .
2 They are equally brought up to believe that marriage will provide them with a partner in whom to trust , who will love , protect and respect them .
3 Many local people believe that development will profit them , and those concerned about the environment have been threatened as a result .
4 The college believes nurses should be given a pay rise because one in four members are the sole breadwinner in their household and most nurses no longer believe that nursing will provide them with a secure job .
5 But many are indignant at the suggestion that age should bar them from help
6 Whatever problems they have , and whatever disasters in some spheres affect those countries , I believe that history will judge them as two remarkable and courageous men .
7 But they had a lively fear that enclosure might rob them of their valuable rights — rights which made a real difference to their standard and their mode of living — in the interests of the large freeholders and a corporation known to be corrupt .
8 The slower children will be disadvantaged because the work offered is too difficult ; the more able children will be disadvantaged because the challenge that school should offer them has disappeared .
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