Example sentences of "[vb pp] themselves " in BNC.
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| 1 | By Christmas all three main opposition parties had dissolved themselves . |
| 2 | All four formations had previously dissolved themselves and " transferred " their political activities and assets to the new party . |
| 3 | Luckily they 've sat themselves on opposite sides of the room . |
| 4 | Soviet and foreign relief organizations had installed themselves with efficiency and were giving out free food . |
| 5 | By 1632 they had installed themselves in their own Hall , Cobham House in Blackfriars , where they embarked upon regularizing their trade and setting examinations for their Apprentices . |
| 6 | They had found Montparnasse and had installed themselves unwittingly in the brothel , the Hôtel Select , making friends also with the girls who haunted the nearby Café Ambiance . |
| 7 | Well , by the time things had sorted themselves out , Johnny Miller was nearest to us and we were paired with him . |
| 8 | MEANWHILE , THE REST of the Mondays have sorted themselves out , got their sights set and , after the recent carry-ons , are ready for anything . |
| 9 | They could n't have sorted themselves out then I do n't know what they can do . |
| 10 | A good many stars have booked themselves into clinics because of drink or drug addiction . |
| 11 | Someone must always have discharged these duties ; but the mention of these officials in eleventh-century households pointed to two developments : firstly , a conscious imitation of Carolingian ways ( for Charlemagne and his heirs had surrounded themselves with seneschals and stewards ) , and secondly , a revived interest in administration . |
| 12 | The British forthwith addressed themselves to attempting to cope with the axiom nearer home . |
| 13 | Education commission reports past and present have always addressed themselves in varying degrees of rigour to the analysis of educational objectives and it would be possible to collect an impressive dossier of high minded statements of intent . |
| 14 | The absence of any coherent and agreed philosophy for the media in many African countries is a matter which is of obvious concern to many of that continent 's politicians as well as its media professionals , and a number of African leaders have addressed themselves to the problem . |
| 15 | I shall attempt to establish the general outlines of what I term the ‘ autonomous ’ model of literacy by examining in detail the work of some writers who have explicitly addressed themselves to questions of literacy and its cognitive consequences . |
| 16 | AE 's sometimes addressed themselves to irate people who said they would never invest in futures , let alone through DPR . |
| 17 | The courts have also addressed themselves to the question of whether natural justice or fairness applies to matters of a legislative nature . |
| 18 | Having addressed themselves to the army and the treasury , the authorities turned to the Orthodox Church . |
| 19 | Since the antimatter particle did not have any existence before , the Universe has received an injection of extra energy ; on the other hand , it has lost the energy of the particle that fell into the black hole , so things seem to have evened themselves out . |
| 20 | Fixing is by four bolts through a gold-plated neck plate and the Koreans have excelled themselves again here , because the fit into the body is very precise . |
| 21 | ‘ The staff have really shown their skills in producing this range of foods , ’ said Janet , ‘ and on special occasions , such as Christmas and Easter , they have excelled themselves with superb cakes and eggs . ’ |
| 22 | From the collection as a whole there emerges above all a Modigliani who was a most able draughtsman , a Modigliani much maligned by the critics who have unfortunately let themselves be led astray by legends rather than concentrating on the work . |
| 23 | LIKELY — Chris Wheatley , Mark , Kevin , Chris , Richard and Keith wonder what they have let themselves in for and , below , they get to grips with crossing a very cold lake . |
| 24 | It might be a silent death in bed after they 've let themselves in . |
| 25 | AFTER Everton 's poor performance at Arsenal , Howard Kendall expressed that a number of players had let themselves , the club and , more importantly , the fans down . |
| 26 | In that time , its geography had changed little , the only difference being that more and more houses had squeezed themselves on to the mound of detritus that had built up over generations to form the hill on which the city squatted , above the highest level of flood the river could attain . |
| 27 | After much deliberation and in great sorrow , the family of Don Antonio Beatillo , learned laureate and doctor , glory of the Faculty of Philosophy in the University of Naples , have resolved themselves to appeal against the last will and testament of their beloved and revered father , made in January last year , as being composed by the deceased when not in his right mind . ’ |
| 28 | These difficulties have resolved themselves into the question : is the comment " fair " , in the sense of being one which the commentator could honestly express , on the strength of such of his facts as can be proved to be true ? |
| 29 | RUMOURS have abounded about the fate of The Ritz in Hartlepool , but matters seem to have resolved themselves and The Rye will definitely be playing there on Bank Holiday Monday to launch Northern Electric 's Culture Shock project . |
| 30 | Research by Michael Boulton and Peter Smith ( 1990 ) from Sheffield University showed that in the average middle school playground nearly half the children either pick on their classmates or are bullied themselves . |