Example sentences of "[noun pl] see [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Herd animals see themselves as put-upon ; everyone takes advantage of them and the herd is their only chance to stay equal . |
| 2 | A couple of new songs had a few ideas ‘ borrowed ’ from The Mission and New Model Army and could give a few clues as to which market Echo & The Bunnymen see themselves operating in during their climb back up the ladder to fame and fortune . |
| 3 | For their part any incomers see themselves as having made considerable sacrifices to come to Shetland , giving up their homes in the south near friends and perhaps relatives , and facing the possibility that while they are away inflation will ensure that they can not afford to buy their old houses back again when they return ( hence the price guarantees that the airlines are obliged to offer on their employees ' houses in Shetland ) . |
| 4 | Pira-pirana Indians see themselves as existing within an ordered cosmos created in the ancestral past . |
| 5 | In this chapter we look at how individuals see themselves and the world outside . |
| 6 | Individuals see themselves as separate from others . |
| 7 | Such a choice is made on the basis of how individuals see themselves and wish to be seen by others , and it is possible to conceptualise a characteristic or typical ‘ moral housing career ’ . |
| 8 | However , there can be little doubt that significant numbers of protestant loyalists see themselves as a distinct , almost ethnic group . |
| 9 | Douglas McGregor , in his book The Human Side of Enterprise , discussed the way in which managers see themselves in relation to others . |
| 10 | The international firms see themselves remaining independent although the founders of Korn/Ferry and Russell Reynolds are still large holders in their businesses , and how these organisations are going to resolve the equity issues , so that the founders of the firm are paid an acceptable return for having started the business is being watched with interest . |
| 11 | The reason for this difference is that businesses see themselves as having a pool of resources which can be used in any aspect of their business to achieve their overall objective , e.g. to achieve a satisfactory return on capital . |
| 12 | In an undisturbed home , all domestic cats see themselves as subordinates of their human owners , so under normal circumstances all domestic cats use litter trays or bury their faeces in the garden . |
| 13 | The Kurds see themselves as the forgotten people of modern times , although few have forgotten the name of the best-known Kurd of all — Salahuddin or Saladin . |
| 14 | Most skinheads see themselves as straightforward blokes and birds , more honest than the soul boys , more working class than the punks and the posers , rougher and tougher than the mods . |
| 15 | In the book the generals see themselves as the heroes anxious to save America . |
| 16 | It is most important that arts teachers see themselves first and foremost as teachers and only after carrying out their duties in this respect to see themselves as artists . |
| 17 | Yes , but er I think that erm , before we champion er , or back er people like Mr Yeltsin and say that they rep represent progressive forces , I 'd like to be clear about where those forces see themselves going , because I do n't see nationalism as a progressive force in the er , in the last decade of the twentieth century , I think we need to be concentrating on those people who are trying to build a new international order rather than splitting things up in the Soviet Union in a way which may be catastrophic . |
| 18 | This is work which the majority of section police see themselves as unsuited for and dislike when they have to do it . |
| 19 | The image of policing gleaned from police programmes on British and American television and in films is very much how Easton 's police see themselves , as others have commented with respect to police forces elsewhere ( Holdaway 1983 : 147 ; Hurd 1979 ; Klockars 1983 ; Morris and Heal 1981 ; Tuska 1979 ) . |
| 20 | But this type of contact also demonstrates that the neighbourhood police see themselves as having a welfare function . |
| 21 | Women see themselves as members of a kin group rather than as women . |
| 22 | Parkin asserts that only if women see themselves in non-family terms is stratification by gender meaningful , but he presents no evidence as to what women actually feel in relation to their family or class position . |
| 23 | It is clear from this comment that the question of occupational classification is closely linked to the self-concept : it involves the issue of whether , and to what extent , women see themselves as housewives . |
| 24 | Here the courts see themselves as charged with evaluating such concepts further and , when necessary , imposing their own views . |
| 25 | Of course , as we shall see , not all policemen see themselves as Rambo in police uniform , and the emotional effects of routine policing cam be as traumatic for some men . |