Example sentences of "themselves at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rebels then established themselves at a camp some 20 km from Moroni , calling for the resignation of Djohar and his Cabinet and of Capt. Azali Assoumani , commander of the FCD . |
| 2 | US airlines already find themselves at a disadvantage because of ‘ open sky ’ policies during Reagan-era deregulation , they say . |
| 3 | The source of this subversive suggestion is the view , already mentioned in the Introduction , that social theorists who adhere too closely to a single set of explanatory canons are liable to put themselves at a disadvantage . |
| 4 | Artistic and musical skills are not always highly prized , and those who are qualified musically may find themselves at a disadvantage because they ‘ have not been trained to serve the Church ’ , and so do not ‘ speak the language of theology ’ . |
| 5 | With strong evidence to show that children under the age of two are at considerable risk from passive smoking , smokers are putting themselves at a disadvantage because agencies can select from equally suitable candidates who do not smoke . ’ |
| 6 | Many of the instrumental numbers were so relaxed , they looked like they were amusing themselves at a family party and when Harry told everyone to stand up as he bopped around the stage in his black silk suit , everyone did as they were told . |
| 7 | Astronomers can observe this happening because of the emission of infra-red energy , with dense clouds collapsing in on themselves at a rate of half a mile per second . |
| 8 | Visitors look around and find themselves at a party , surrounded by chatting people , but their journey takes on a new twist as they glass is tipped , a face looms over the rim and they are poured into the drinkers throat . |
| 9 | The object of providing for arbitration rather than trial in small claims is to allow litigants to represent themselves at a hearing where their ignorance of procedure and adversarial techniques will not be a handicap . |
| 10 | When bream patrol their feeding routes they frequently display themselves at the surface . |
| 11 | Hayling got huge enjoyment from introducing the two sides , and he and others were beside themselves at the incongruity of the meeting . |
| 12 | The hounds threw themselves at the gate . |
| 13 | Entering the cafe , the Blackshirts went upstairs and showed themselves at the window , which provoked a hail of missiles from the crowd below . |
| 14 | ‘ Women of middle class origins who found themselves at the beginning of their working lives unequipped to promote themselves within occupations which traditionally demanded either precise qualifications or highly developed aptitude ’ . |
| 15 | The cavalry had already ridden through the pall of dust and smoke that hung over the demolished Cutcherry and now they were ready to hurl themselves at the garrison , hastily assembled behind the churchyard wall . |
| 16 | About a dozen were still milling around , hurling themselves at the fur shop window , almost certainly bullet proof , the rest were arguing or wrestling with about ten policemen who were too busy to tell us to move on even when the lights changed . |
| 17 | Relatively ignorant , inexperienced and amateur politicians may find themselves at the mercy of the bureaucracies , which possess knowledge , experience and technical expertise . |
| 18 | Wounded men and prisoners could still have much to fear if they found themselves at the mercy of their opponents . |
| 19 | I 'm beginning to realize why perfectly sane people pitch themselves at the mercy of the elements miles from the security of terra firma , has provided the perfect resort for our first events of the . |
| 20 | Robson is , however , unlikely to start the game as both sides aim to put some daylight between themselves at the top of the table . |
| 21 | Horses eliminated from the race at the bottom of the handicap will tomorrow find themselves at the top of the weights for the ‘ consolation ’ race the William Hill Spring Mile . |
| 22 | eat themselves at the top of the food-chain |
| 23 | In the stands , spontaneous combustion provokes smouldering enthusiasm amongst the spectators , while on the playing area fielders fling themselves at the ball and into the advertising hoardings around the boundary in frenzied attempts to save runs . |
| 24 | Dinah learnt the lines , was laced into the vulgar striped dress the part required , which had stains under the arms from the young lady off sick , was heavily rouged and had her eyebrows blackened , and walked on to the boards to the flare of gaslight and the outline of gentlemen in bowler hats they had not troubled to remove , refreshing themselves at the bar which stood at the back of the theatre . |
| 25 | Generally , no fee is charged for pupillage , but local authorities do not give grants for maintenance , which has the unfortunate result that students without adequate parental means may find it impossible to establish themselves at the Bar . |
| 26 | So in two years flat , after riding on the crest of a wave , people who had been cock of the walk in ICI suddenly found themselves at the bottom of the league . |
| 27 | There was only one drawback and that concerned the weaker kittens that sometimes found themselves at the bottom of a pile of bodies and unable to breathe . |
| 28 | The planners , the Planning Committee , and the Council found themselves at the centre of the great deal of public agitation in which the reputation of the Council sank to a very low level . |
| 29 | Shadow ministers who visited Washington thus found themselves at the centre of considerable attention , and were probed in detail on their thinking over a range of issues . |
| 30 | They will also find themselves at the centre of the debate over which sources are published and which are not . |