Example sentences of "[vb pp] themselves the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To think they could have saved themselves the worry . |
| 2 | Thus in London at different times there have been groups which have called themselves the Society of Twelve , the Seven and Five , and One/Four . |
| 3 | Among the 800 hardened athletes in St Clements yesterday were four students from Buckingham University … they 've set themselves the goal of running the New York Marathon to raise money for charity … this was to be their first serious test . |
| 4 | These multi-agency teams have set themselves the task of identifying new cases , providing assessment by a member of the team and recommending suitable services . |
| 5 | Now , having no doubt asked themselves the question , ‘ How can we make a Japanese ‘ 62 re-issue Strat even more appealing ? ’ |
| 6 | They 'd not really given themselves the opportunity to consider a song from beginning to end — with them it was just get high and play . |
| 7 | Several parish and community councils have given themselves the status of a town council , whereupon the chairman of the parish council has become known as the town mayor . |