Example sentences of "they [verb] themselves [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The drama starts with a brief discussion of how people might live without modern technology , and ( using the model of the pictures they have seen ) , they build themselves a fortified encampment — a wonderful image this , with chairs organised into a large circle and then laid down so that the legs all face out . |
2 | They take five million pounds out of the scheme as a refund they give themselves a five year contribution holiday and not one penny of that improvement goes to the members . |
3 | It is a long way from the post-punk Big Black noise of old that first did the rounds of Ireland , which they confirm themselves the following day when , nursing Alps-sized hangovers , the threesome spill out stories of their past as we head through New York to the photo-shoot in the Bronx . |
4 | They set themselves the difficult task of disentangling this cosmic dust from the earthly sort . |
5 | They put the money into a bank account , out of which they pay themselves a monthly salary . |