Example sentences of "could [verb] themselves [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of them could express themselves with a lilting eloquence which left the English spellbound . |
| 2 | English ships could equip themselves with a heavy weight of broadside relatively cheaply , so that they were built simply to carry guns without worrying too much about anything else . |
| 3 | Another forecast is that companies which have committed themselves to supplying multiple retailers — which is still being publicly advanced as the correct structural direction for the beef industry to take — could find themselves at a permanent disadvantage . |
| 4 | But when he works his way round to the Home Office budget , campaigners against the Fazakerley jail could find themselves with a powerful new ally . |
| 5 | In the event of a hung parliament with the Tories as the largest party , the Unionists could find themselves in a powerful bargaining position . |
| 6 | However , employers could find themselves in a tight corner if they attempted to increase employee contributions or reduce benefits . |