Example sentences of "[noun] for 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 | The groups play out their scene for themselves in small groups , but only for a couple of minutes . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . |
| 7 | Not until they start to grow plants for themselves in different conditions may they come to see that plant growth needs explaining . |
| 8 | Competing there were the cream of the country 's young athletic talent , some of them already making a name for themselves at international level . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Similarly , no two communities would be willing to pay more than £400 , since they could obtain a scheme for themselves for that amount . |
| 14 | ‘ What was novel in the fifteenth century was that these rich people ( the upper middle classes ) began to build splendid dwellings for themselves in such great numbers ’ writes Mr Thornton , and the fact that interior decoration appears in something approaching its present-day form in this period is the key to this book . |