Example sentences of "themselves at [art] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fruits which were soft when ripe , such as the apricot , the fig or the mulberry , which might be bruised by falling , presented themselves at a small distance from the ground ; whereas hard fruit , which ran no risk of sustaining an injury by a fall , like the cocoa , the walnut or the chestnut , presented themselves at a considerable height . |
| 2 | In spite of this , innovation by individuals and communities of farmers in Africa will continue , and for the most part will enable rural families to maintain themselves at a reasonable level of nutrition . |
| 3 | Fifty people ( the other thirty had disengaged themselves at the first mention of Dickens ) were now taking tea in the gardens of the Albion Hotel under the shelter of parasols . |
| 4 | Janet 's counsellor Mamie Graham is on the end of a phone 24 hours a day for those who find themselves at the sharp end of crime . |
| 5 | Stringent safety measures now operate on buses to help drivers who , like Mr Seymour , find themselves at the sharp end of Strathclyde 's rising tide of serious crime . |
| 6 | At its most typical , this new form of innovation is at least primarily a marketing function , and this contrasts sharply with other kinds of innovation , which , governed by internal cultural purposes , often find themselves at the very margin of the market or indeed outside it altogether . |
| 7 | They altered the noise levels , and the lighting levels at mealtimes and were surprised themselves at the dramatic effect on behaviour — less agitation , reduced noise from the patients , shorter feeding times , and greater consumption of food . |
| 8 | They prepared to launch themselves at the waiting cordon of brawnier , no longer jeering , senior cadets . |