Example sentences of "[verb] to themselves [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Prince and Starky also referred to themselves as the ‘ Two Anointed Ones ’ . |
| 2 | To my mind that clinched the connection with Pegasus Farm , the Winged Pegasus being the emblem of the Parachute Regiment which used to be called the Red Berets ( when Richard Todd was making films ) but nowadays ( since American Football and Rambo ) referred to themselves as the Maroon Machine . |
| 3 | After all we were all leading aircraftsmen on the course and the officer element were acting pilot officers on probation who generally referred to themselves as the lowest form of animal life within the RAF . |
| 4 | They added to themselves over the years . |
| 5 | Country people may well have to look to themselves in the future , and to the skills of men like Dave Dunn . |
| 6 | Those that live in the deep south of Thuringian hills even refer to themselves as the ‘ Mountain Republic ’ , and for those that speak German , their rolling accent can be fun to try and mimic ! |
| 7 | These men referred to themselves as the ‘ Hollywood Hellraisers ’ . |
| 8 | Experts say an analysis of the figures shows women are more likely than men to lie to themselves about the amount they drink . |
| 9 | An essential part of all eel tanks is sliding glass covers , so these were duly closed and the eels left to themselves for the night while I hoped that they were strong enough to survive the constant stress that they had endured over the past thirty-six hours . |
| 10 | Left to themselves by the German bourgeoisie — because in German usage ‘ sister ’ was the accepted genteelism for ‘ mistress ’ — the Wordsworths declined into misery and homesickness . |
| 11 | Children do not listen to themselves in the way that adults ( sometimes ) do . |