Example sentences of "[noun pl] lend themselves [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Animals lend themselves to humorous interpretations . |
| 2 | Animals lend themselves to humorous interpretations . |
| 3 | Patios lend themselves in particular to herb cultivation because they are so often sited next to the house and facing the sun . |
| 4 | The surfaces of regular and semi-regular solids lend themselves to geodesic shells in which all the vertexes touch the surface of a circumscribing sphere . |
| 5 | This can result in fast access if the application files lend themselves to this type of structure . |
| 6 | Pale soft blues lend themselves to large surface areas , while intense blues are better in restricted spaces |
| 7 | The simple answer is that not all materials lend themselves to scientific dating . |
| 8 | The clean lines of rectangular-shaped frames lend themselves to elegant and sophisticated designs , so try to bear that in mind when planning a picture such as this . |
| 9 | Country-style interiors lend themselves to rich designs and colours . |
| 10 | Markers lend themselves in particular to mixed media sketching and to mixed media artwork for reproduction in print . |
| 11 | From the welter of information available , perhaps the most significant point to emerge from user studies is that few , if any , of their findings lend themselves to general applicability . |
| 12 | The same is true for published research papers in these sciences , and this is one of the reasons for the popularity of KWIC ( Key Word In Context ) indexes within chemistry and the earth sciences — the papers lend themselves to automated index production . |