Example sentences of "[subord] [noun pl] [vb base] themselves " in BNC.
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| 1 | At its heart lie two raised mires of deep peat , wildernesses of scattered birch , where adders sun themselves among the fern , and amber dragonflies haunt the peaty pools . |
| 2 | where women examine themselves erm , if its the mother or the granny er did I bring him up wrongly , erm the girl friends or wife 's er is it something that I did n't understand and at the same time it er really changes their lives |
| 3 | Further , once women get themselves into the position of dependent housewives , they have a vested interest in the maintenance of the status quo since it is too late in their lives to think of independent careers , and sexual freedom merely means the freedom for their husbands to seek younger women . |
| 4 | Just as genes propagate themselves in the gene pool by leaping from body to body via sperms or eggs , so memes propagate themselves in the meme pool by leaping from brain to brain via a process which , in the broad sense , can be called imitation . |
| 5 | If subroutines call themselves recursively , a stack must be implemented to hold the return addresses . |
| 6 | The other alternative is to claim that the very constitution of individuals as intentional subjects serves to legitimate capitalist modes of production , for only if individuals perceive themselves as free agents will these alienating arrangements seem tolerable . |
| 7 | If teachers regard themselves as professionally accountable to themselves and their colleagues then they have accepted a commitment to the maintenance and improvement of their practice . |
| 8 | In letters to Edward Carpenter written in December 1893 and January 1894 , Robert Blatchford said : ‘ Perhaps I 'm a prejudiced old Tory ; but the whole subject is ‘ 'nasty' ’ to me … if Socialists identify themselves with any sweeping changes in sexual relations the Industrial Change will be seriously retarded . |
| 9 | If Snotlings find themselves themselves further than 12″ away from a unit of Orcs or Goblins , and if they can not move to within 12″ of a unit during that movement phase , then they mill around in a confused mass . |
| 10 | Parkin asserts that only if women see themselves in non-family terms is stratification by gender meaningful , but he presents no evidence as to what women actually feel in relation to their family or class position . |
| 11 | Such an event can take place only if ministers allow themselves to become seriously out of touch with the opinions of their supporters . |
| 12 | And because organisms replicate themselves , they could be far less expensive than chemical or mechanical methods . |
| 13 | Firstly that they 're more likely to get it , but secondly that that greater likelihood is because women perceive themselves as being constantly dealt with at the on the basis that they are sexual objects . |
| 14 | Supporters of this option claim it reinstates the spectacle of demo-cracy , while critics content themselves with pointing out that it is currently used in Iceland , Bosnia , and parts of Turkey . |
| 15 | While societies do themselves construct devices for specialising and separating out levels of meaning , this does not mean that they ever achieve in reality the claims that they make about such discourse . |
| 16 | Some merely regard their function as a necessary official procedure best conducted with the least possible fuss and difficulty , while others regard themselves as the only impartial authority capable of investigating a sequence of events involving fatality no matter how technically complicated it might be . |
| 17 | Should the voters ' verdict prove inconclusive , Whitehall will find itself in a state of unwelcome limbo while politicians sort themselves out . |
| 18 | In short lesbians and gay men are assumed to influence young people over their sexuality , whilst heterosexuals assume themselves to be neutral . |
| 19 | The word I have here glossed as " mankind " was Jinghpaw , which is the term by which the people known to the British as Kachins describe themselves . |
| 20 | As employers find themselves competing for a falling number of young workers , there is a real opportunity to change out-dated and discriminatory attitudes towards older people . |
| 21 | Tutors and mentors will wish to examine and introduce professional and ethical issues relating to the Code as and when opportunities present themselves . |
| 22 | The metaphor is apt , as Palestinians regard themselves as engaging in a process of giving birth to their independent Palestinian state . |
| 23 | As families find themselves giving more priority to fixed costs , spending on other resources is squeezed further . |
| 24 | It is no wonder that the profession is held in such low esteem , when accountants put themselves before their clients . |
| 25 | Now they have started again , as investors convince themselves that the worst of the recession is over ; as some junk-bond issuers take advantage of falling interest rates and the stockmarket rally to refinance their debt more cheaply or turn it into equity ; and as bond-raiders speculate in distressed companies that they think may restructure themselves or be taken over . |
| 26 | As supermodels price themselves out of the market , actresses are open to negotiation — a far better investment , says Glyn . |
| 27 | Just as genes propagate themselves in the gene pool by leaping from body to body via sperms or eggs , so memes propagate themselves in the meme pool by leaping from brain to brain via a process which , in the broad sense , can be called imitation . |
| 28 | ( This trend has been so insistent that when men find themselves in part-time work economists have begun to call this the feminisation of labour . ) |
| 29 | When children injure themselves , it is important that you know how to give the right first aid treatment , quickly , quietly and with lots of reassurance to the child . |
| 30 | As humans liberate themselves from the constraints of nature ( scarce resources ) through technology , there comes about a domination of nature . |