Example sentences of "themselves [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The government-backed unions are trying to portray themselves as the true and uncompromising voice of the workers : ’ outflanking Solidarity to the left ’ , as one commentator put it . |
| 32 | We know that the Ancient Egyptians er did insist on circumcision er they were racially very erm erm er very prejudiced the Ancient Egyptians cos they were living at the peak of cultural time and regarded all other races as inferior to them and one of the main er stigmas in inferiority was erm not being circumcised and Ancient Egyptians regarded people who were n't circumcised as filthy and erm they er they had this tremendous er racial pride in themselves as the circumcised people , and this of course has passed on into Judaism and even to Islamic faith . |
| 33 | The magnates saw themselves as the natural counsellors of the king , and argued in the Boulogne agreement and in the petition against the Despensers that they had a duty to act to protect the realm if the king was being led by unwise counsel . |
| 34 | A fortnight later they announced themselves as the Provisional Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and a few days after that , on 2 September , as the climax to weeks of stupendous political demonstrations , Vietnam declared its independence . |
| 35 | Men can see themselves as the ideal human type because they live in structures in which they are dominant . |
| 36 | But over that weekend , diesels did not have it all to themselves as the unique two coach Battery Electric Multiple Unit was diagrammed for three return trips . |
| 37 | At the Taj , Indian families were grouping themselves for the professional photographers who swarmed over the central platform . |
| 38 | The eagles talked less now and fell into their own thoughts as if preparing themselves for the dark months ahead . |
| 39 | ‘ It is vital that companies prepare themselves for the new Europe and this initiative will help firms in the south . |
| 40 | It 's also a perfect place for students to prepare themselves for the new grade-level Trinity College Of Music Pop Exams , since the Guitar School is the new local exam centre ! |
| 41 | The speaker in the afternoon was Sue Beardon , of Voluntary Action-Leeds , and she helped delegates understand what they must do to prepare themselves for the new ways of working . |
| 42 | Those who were too shy or too inexperienced to pray on those occasions would meet together on a Saturday night to read , to pray and to prepare themselves for the following Sabbath day . |
| 43 | In TRACE II units at the same level fight amongst themselves for the available supporting evidence . |
| 44 | Activity Catechist — the person who ensures that all friends and helpers in the group have what they need to prepare themselves for the sacred experience — both in equipment and atmosphere . |
| 45 | Josiah Wedgwood may have boasted his intent of " making such machines of men as can not err " but he could not nail his potters to the floor and was left to fume when they absented themselves for the local " wakes " . |
| 46 | As the Dwarfs steeled themselves for the inevitable assault , there was a loud explosion and the gateway burst apart in a cloud of dust . |
| 47 | We talked a little more , while Terry and Tom prepared themselves for the inevitable angry reaction from the guards and Brian lay down under an extra blanket as his body came to terms with the shock of the beating . |
| 48 | what is it about cup ties … why do teams lift themselves for the big game … why ca n't they play like this every week … if they did they ; d be top of the league … |
| 49 | It is a short step from such a view to ‘ blaming ’ older people themselves for the fiscal dilemma , another version of blaming the victim . |
| 50 | With extra time looking certain to end in a second 1–1 stalemate and dog-tired players steeling themselves for the dreaded first Cup final penalty shoot-out , the 30-year-old soared to head a Paul Merson corner into and out of Chris Woods ' hands . |
| 51 | At the top of the stairs , somewhere beyond a short , misty journey , Jeopardy led Lucien into a room where a handful of musicians were preparing themselves for the coming performance . |
| 52 | At the start of the year , several firms were steeling themselves for the tough , face-losing decision to pull out of some markets — or out of the securities business altogether . |
| 53 | We can now see clearly why it is that once great state dominations appear which have the means to minutely command and control the lives of their citizens , those citizens can relieve themselves of the discomfiting need to exercise personal self-restraint or economic forethought for the simple and adequate reason that the state now exercises these ungratifying functions for them . |
| 54 | In comprehension , children might already be aware that different speakers used different terms for instances of the same category , bird and oiseau say , but they might still be unsure for themselves of the specific conditions under which a speaker used one or other term . |
| 55 | Not only are the pub interiors themselves of the nondescript , open-plan kind , but the barn to the rear has been wholly mutilated . |
| 56 | The subscription is quoted at £3 3s. 0d. for Gentlemen and £2 2s. 0d. for Ladies and urges those wanting to join ‘ to do so at once and avail themselves of the present low subscription free of entrance fee ’ . |
| 57 | For example , it could well have been that families of cave dwellers came to realise that it was possible that they could agree to respect the privacy and boundaries of their respective homes , and by so doing relieve themselves of the eternal vigilance likely to be necessary in the absence of such agreement . |
| 58 | The fire had been doused under a great , smoking heap of insects ; the human beings shook themselves like dogs to rid themselves of the sickening creatures , which were showing , for some reason , perhaps because she was wearing a white muslin dress , a particular desire to land on Lucy . |
| 59 | Self-help groups can be very useful and ideally every physician caring for diabetics should have access to a person skilled in helping people to rid themselves of the smoking habit . |
| 60 | The Brazilians want to remind themselves of the British style before they meet Scotland in Italy . |