Example sentences of "themselves in the first " in BNC.

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1 The complaints must be made to the police themselves in the first instance and all subsequent investigations are undertaken by police officers .
2 However , it was not all one-sided and Hammer gave a good account of themselves in the first half , restricting Haslemere to one goal and going close themselves with long-range shots .
3 Two children arranged themselves in the first carriage , Bradford grandchildren with their parents up from Bristol .
4 These divisions establish themselves in the first five years or so of our lives .
5 Apart from that , there 's a certain justification for the MC4 clasping the live album nettle — given that it was their constant , sometimes belligerent belief in gigging that helped them establish themselves in the first place .
6 When temporary workers responding to the British Labour Force Survey were themselves invited to differentiate between these two groups , two-thirds placed themselves in the first category .
7 But Lisa 's mother points out that it 's unusual for people with Downs Syndrome to be given a chance to prove themselves in the first place :
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