Example sentences of "[verb] for themselves [subord] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This point can be proved by pushing the vehicle along the road to show there was no braking effect ; by things speaking for themselves where the unattended vehicle runs away , down hill ; and by observing the handbrake lever in the off position etc . |
| 2 | Listeners must decide for themselves whether the Paris Conservatorie Orchestra is ideal in this music or not . |
| 3 | Motorists have to calculate for themselves whether the concern is worth it . |
| 4 | The shareholders are thereby given the power to judge for themselves whether the directors are using their managerial powers for their own benefit at the expense of the company and if this is so to veto the transaction or at least hold the director liable for any profits thereby made . |
| 5 | There was sufficient reference to the factual basis of the comment — namely the mass-circulation Kemsley newspapers — to enable readers to judge for themselves whether the comment was reasonable . |
| 6 | Some puppets are simple enough for the children to improvise for themselves once the teacher has introduced the idea . |