Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] themselves in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The BBC were thus putting themselves in a very difficult journalistic and legal position . |
| 2 | Antony has turned the tables completely and has now completely destroyed all hopes of the conspirators ever establishing themselves in Rome . |
| 3 | The emergent divisions of labour in industrialised society were also a prime means by which modern societies were still sustaining themselves in a relatively conflict-free way . |
| 4 | Others looted the communion plate from the church , mockingly dressing themselves in the despised Anglican vestments , before that building , too , caught fire , bringing the walls crashing to the ground . |
| 5 | ‘ Men of genius and goodness are generally restless in their minds in the present , and this , because they are by a law of their nature unremittingly regarding themselves in the future , and contemplating the possible of moral and intellectual advance towards perfection . ’ |
| 6 | Advisers are therefore more often finding themselves in the position of having to tell the client that they can not help in any material way . |
| 7 | In many areas they are now however finding themselves in direct competition with Tertiary Colleges which operate under F.E. regulations and which are not constrained by school regulations . |
| 8 | WALES holds the record among the regions for the number of organisations actively involving themselves in getting new lines opened , new stations added and services improved . |