Example sentences of "and [v-ing] themselves [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some African tribes women gather together , apart from men , laughing and enjoying themselves during their time apart . |
| 2 | that they thought they could develop and hav hold events on , and er , he said , like we , we came up with some good ideas , put forward some ideas , really good ideas , for things to do on this land , and he said , the trouble is that all these councillors back on to these pieces of land , and he said , er , they do n't want people coming along and enjoying themselves on it , because they want to go and walk their labradors on it . |
| 3 | It 's great to see those guys out here , giving pleasure and enjoying themselves at the same time . |
| 4 | One of those kittenish creatures he remembered from the films of his childhood in the Fifties , clad in waist-high , baby-doll nightdresses , women who seemed to enjoy nothing more than lying back among the yellow nylon sheets and allowing themselves to be strangled . |
| 5 | Though there have been some disappointments , the Greens in this country and in Europe are very far from extinct , and are consolidating and reforming themselves to be more effective . |
| 6 | It begins with a human circle , linked by the little fingers , swaying and chanting themselves into deep trance with the eyes closed . |
| 7 | Yes , but ticky boxes , and expressing themselves in other |
| 8 | I mean the trouble with group selectionistic thinking is you , you completely discount the costs that some people pay for the benefits of others and so oh well , you know everybody benefits from mothers erm having children and sacrificing themselves to their offspring . |
| 9 | But the building boys managed to draw 2:2 in reply on April 21 doing an Oldham and redeeming themselves in one of the last games of the season . |
| 10 | So , in making their denials , they often make unseemly proclamations about their own heterosexuality , in the worst cases ( only too common ) dis-associating themselves from ‘ radical feminists ’ ( read lesbians ) and presenting themselves as the ones who are the reasonable moderates . |
| 11 | It has been an almost Darwinian process , of course , with those failing to shrug off the stereotype simply going out of business and removing themselves from the genetic pool . |
| 12 | ‘ Like the council , ’ said Constance , ‘ benefactors of humanity and kidding themselves about the perfectibility of man — silly bastards . ’ |
| 13 | The Local authority was engaged in setting up an Induction Centre , where newcomers could concentrate on learning the language and accustoming themselves to a new climate and new culture . |
| 14 | At the end of a meeting in Weimar , Germany , on Aug. 29 the German , French and Polish Foreign Ministers issued a joint declaration stressing the importance of their co-operation at an historic point in European development and committing themselves to such trilateral meetings at least once year . |
| 15 | In Modern Masterpiece there is the idea of people being taken over by a force greater than themselves and dancing themselves to death , and that seems to tie in a bit with what is going on |
| 16 | The sea wall ended , steps going down from the promenade and burying themselves in sand . |
| 17 | Styles of dress , hairstyles , musical interests , speech and language use , leisure activities , and values are among the characteristics that teenagers appear to learn , in part , by watching and comparing themselves to others in their group . |
| 18 | Instead their political energy was absorbed in enhancing the privileges of guild membership , seeking exemption from as many of the burdens of the ‘ service city ’ as possible , and distancing themselves from petty traders . |
| 19 | By resorting to guns , even toy ones , are the Lithuanians forfeiting the rights of democrats and putting themselves on the same level as the Soviet troops ? |
| 20 | Retiring partners would still have the difficulty of disposing of their shares on retirement and putting themselves within the scope of retirement relief . |
| 21 | It depends on the simple and indisputable fact that ideas and cultural artefacts travel , hopping from continent to continent and distributing themselves about the world in the wake of migrations and along trade routes . |
| 22 | Most analysts simply assume that it is not , calling to an " infinitive marker " and confining themselves to an enumeration of the types of context in which each form of the infinitive is found ( cf. |
| 23 | young people very commonly are escorted by their mothers and the thing is , the politics of the family and showing themselves to their friends , but more and more we 're dealing with people |
| 24 | They held their line and competed hard in midfield , damping down Oldham 's initial verve and preparing themselves for more of the same in the second half . |
| 25 | SEA-LION pups seem safe as they lounge on a Patagonian beach , slowly building their strength and preparing themselves for their departure into the sea . |
| 26 | The result is a genuine triumph , thanks to a troupe of singers , the same cast as at York , willing to give their best in attitudes ranging from completely recumbent to perilous perching on ladder or chaise-longue ; dragging themselves around on all fours and wrapping themselves in curtains ; and generally behaving as though the entire cast ( not just the noble lovers , as in the script ) is ripe for the psychiatrist 's couch . |
| 27 | The plaintiff then instituted proceedings against the defendants claiming damages for their breach of duty in failing to disclose material information to him and placing themselves in a position where their duties and interests conflicted . |
| 28 | Mike Lynch , of the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals , said whale watchers were posing a risk to the animals — and placing themselves in danger — by trying to track them from boats . |
| 29 | and trussing themselves like poultry , |
| 30 | These three carry on the irresponsible practical jokes and illicit enterprises of their seniors , borrowing boats while in harbour and exploring themselves into danger , invariably rescued by improbably patient sailors . |