Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] themselves the " in BNC.
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1 | Now ecologists found themselves the veritable gurus of our age . |
2 | Back in 1983–84 , around 20 or 30 individuals styled themselves the Polo Posse — later Lo Lifes — setting out to steal ( ‘ boost ’ ) Ralph Lauren gear to wear , and resell to the growing number of black kids turning from the B-boy aesthetic to the preppy look , going from LL Cool J to LL Bean . |
3 | The Nazis made themselves the beneficiaries . |
4 | In several towns rioting broke out , rioting for peace , and Nazis found themselves the victims of the kind of abuse and maltreatment they normally handed out to others . |
5 | For a moment there was silence , as the others asked themselves the same worrying questions . |