Example sentences of "[v-ing] themselves with [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , preventing them filling themselves with drink . |
| 2 | Special treat : surrounding themselves with plastic ship models and watching Tora ! |
| 3 | Most notably , it bans firms from frustrating a bidder by crippling themselves with debt or swallowing poison pills . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's disgusting , ’ contributed Mrs Harper from time to time , presenting her flat , mean , worthless little counter simply because she could not bear to remain silent , to sit back where others played , although she recognized herself temporarily outnumbered , ‘ disgusting , I call it , ’ and Shirley , hearing this phrase for the millionth time , had a vision of households all over Britain in which censorious , ignorant old bags like her mother-in-law , who had never done anything for the public good , who had nothing positive ever to contribute to any argument , passed judgement on others while stuffing themselves with goose and roast potatoes and sprouts and apple sauce . |
| 5 | Fragments of papyri from the second millennium BC seem to be the first writings to deal exclusively with the subject matter of dreams , mainly concerning themselves with incest and bestiality with various animals . |
| 6 | Excavation suggest that before this , Castle Dore was the centre of a large community made wealthy by the trade in tin and iron , as well as busying themselves with agriculture . |
| 7 | She felt a sudden burst of indignation against these overstuffed bigwigs cramming themselves with food , while she sat and starved . |
| 8 | Over the course of a few weeks they will probably spend several hours in the bureau familiarising themselves with bureau practice before their formal selection interview . |