Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] themselves [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pupils should have opportunities to handle and investigate objects for themselves at close quarters . |
| 2 | Cobbett indicates that , at least in Kent , the working class was not yet reconciled to exchanging a cottage on earth for a mansion in heaven : ‘ they appeared to me to be thinking much more about getting houses for themselves in this world first : just to see a little before they entered , or endeavoured to enter , or even thought much about , those ‘ houses ’ of which the parson was speaking ; houses with pig-styes and little snug gardens attached to them , together with all the other domestic and conjugal circumstances . ’ |
| 3 | One consequence in industrial terms was the greater bargaining power of professional and white-collar groups , especially focusing on their trade unions as during the ‘ winter of discontent ’ , able to use their bargaining muscle to claim a growing share of the national income for themselves without much compensation in manufacturing or investment . |
| 4 | Children 's early invented spellings often demonstrate logical consistency ; this grasp of regularity should be recognised as an initial achievement and children should be helped to be confident in attempting to spell words for themselves without undue dependence on the teacher . |
| 5 | In a battle near the town of Hargeisa on Sept. 13 the SNM claimed to have killed at least 150 government soldiers with a loss to themselves of five dead and 20 wounded . |
| 6 | Last night heartbroken Sandy , who lived with Brian at Didsbury , Manchester , said : ‘ Everyone who knew him has lost a part of themselves through this tragedy . |
| 7 | The groups play out their scene for themselves in small groups , but only for a couple of minutes . |
| 8 | ‘ Could it be that crime has become too easy , that violence has become too much a theme of television and videos , that respect for other people has gone too much out of fashion and too many young people see no stake for themselves in this society and see more of a future in crime and the black economy ? ’ he asked . |
| 9 | The Japanese are fascinated by foreigners making a spectacle of themselves in this way — the natural heirs to the dying tradition of performing street monkeys . |
| 10 | Not until they start to grow plants for themselves in different conditions may they come to see that plant growth needs explaining . |
| 11 | Competing there were the cream of the country 's young athletic talent , some of them already making a name for themselves at international level . |
| 12 | With Europe in recession and fears about unemployment , Britain and other countries which could previously be relied upon to put the case for a freer market ( and a bigger share for themselves of Japanese investment ) are no longer being heard . |
| 13 | A new word was recently coined to describe bodies such as English heritage : quangaroos — hopping about in a random fashion , getting in everyone 's way and generally making a nuisance of themselves at good rates of public pay . |
| 14 | It was the same sort of hysteria after the Hungerford massacre which persuaded a weak and inexperienced Home Secretary to give the police unfettered discretion to bully , terrorise and generally make a nuisance of themselves among law-abiding sportsmen . |
| 15 | All women do things to themselves like that here ; cut their wrists , scratch their faces . |
| 16 | This is not to say of course , that Christians might not have supported certain of these ideas : by choosing a particular profession of considerable sacrifice to themselves in economic terms , by supporting rent legislation because of the plight of deprived families , by welcoming the welfare state because of the inability of poor families to obtain appropriate medical treatment or by applauding deficit spending as a way of reducing unemployment . |
| 17 | Remember the strong vested interest of politicians in alleging other causes of inflation , because if they can persuade the public that other causes than their own behaviour are really at work , then they will be able to transfer the responsibility from themselves to other people . |
| 18 | It seemed to have the knack of attracting some of the most bizarre characters who spent a great deal of the inter-war years building up little empires for themselves with scant regard for any overall espionage policy . |
| 19 | Not that they treat their women badly — rather both sexes go their own way , the ladies of the nobility preferring to take their refreshment by themselves in another chamber . |
| 20 | They may or may not choose to express their awareness of themselves to another person . |
| 21 | The demand for good songs occurs when people who have grown up with pop are forced to accommodate their love of pop within their new sense of themselves as responsible adults . |
| 22 | THE NEED FOR the majority of county cricketers to cobble together alternative employment for themselves for half the year has long been seen as a compromise on the professionalism of the game . |
| 23 | These achievements were highly praised in the Chinese media and people could see the results for themselves in some localities with more agricultural produce on sale . |
| 24 | He became particularly interested in how they managed to combine this well-organized and criminal activity with an image of themselves as law-abiding citizens . |
| 25 | Presumably , it was felt that businessmen could take care of themselves in this area , and the fact that such clauses are not in common use in business contracts seems to bear this out . |
| 26 | For instance , Mr and Mrs O'Rea ( page 88 ) with their elder son Patrick , can manage their farm by themselves without hired labour . |
| 27 | Similarly , no two communities would be willing to pay more than £400 , since they could obtain a scheme for themselves for that amount . |
| 28 | But gradually , over the years , they had defected , as weak as the teenagers they so relentlessly criticized : they 'd let the old ways lapse in order to slump like dummies in front of appalling chat shows and glimpses of the Sugar Plum Fairy and obsequious shots of the Royal Family and its corgis and babies , to goggle at old movies and new dance routines and to sit back sucking sweeties while sneering at pop stars and newscasters making fools of themselves at televised parties . |
| 29 | The second group comprises patients who inflict serious injuries on themselves with considerable suicidal intent . |
| 30 | Since horse-drawn wagons went out of fashion , both gypsies and tinkers lead a curious , inverted life , buying and selling horses among themselves for sheer pleasure . |