Example sentences of "they would [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | I reasoned like you , my lord , that they 'd rid themselves of the load , it would only slow them down . |
2 | They would ally themselves with the united Labour forces and afford the possibilities of developing a mighty Peoples Front which will bring down the National Government . " |
3 | Picking up their phones , they would thrust themselves on the punters , ramming stock , which was often of little value , down their throats . |
4 | And they would force themselves to the front all the time . |
5 | Much therefore depended on which brand of them would be returned and whether , as in the past , they would align themselves with the Conservative Party and accept its whip . |
6 | The Soviets were cautious in character , not adventurous like Adolf had been ( could n't that change one wondered ? ) and , while the balance of terror continued , they would behave themselves to an extent . |
7 | And they would see themselves as the Babes in the Wood , or Cinderella , or young princes more lovely than the morning , turned adrift on the world to seek their fortunes , while vulgar and ugly cuckoos slept in their beds and drank the top of the milk . |
8 | And when it got particularly boring they would amuse themselves with a 15-minute rendition of ‘ Frank Clark knows my father ’ substituting the full back for the equally famous Lloyd George . |