Example sentences of "themselves [adv] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She watched as the jagged tears in the sky mended , cobbling themselves together in a uniform grey . |
| 2 | Sometimes an older child made a deliberate choice to do so , having already got to know them well , but others could find themselves suddenly in a new home with no say at all . |
| 3 | It is , as I noted at the time , a peculiar fact that most laymen who have had responsibility for the health service have interested themselves personally to a preponderant extent in the case of the mentally afflicted , both the mentally ill and the mentally handicapped . |
| 4 | These dilemmas may even present themselves shortly after a long policy discussion when both parties have agreed on the proper procedure . |
| 5 | And here too , are ten Munros , lending themselves admirably to a complete traverse from end to end in one of the finest of all mountain expeditions but one needing the expertise of experience . |
| 6 | British Columbia , who fielded only five of the players that tackled the All Blacks , have acquitted themselves admirably in a four-day period that has seen them take on the might of the two Antipodean giants . |
| 7 | Even if you are not going to apply for a Legal Aid franchise , membership of the panel will be important for anyone putting themselves forward as a personal injury specialist ( see Appendix 2A for the Personal Injury Panel criteria ) . |